Re: Generic XF86Config

[John Corey <whoop@mtco.com>]

Steven Pritchard wrote:
> 
> Jeff Licquia said:
> > You might want to look at the VGA16 X server.  It sets up an old-style
> > IBM VGA setup (640x480x16).  That's what XF86Setup uses to get X
> > started in an unconfigured state.
> >
> > Either that, or if you want to assume that the hardware isn't too old,
> > you could set up the SVGA server in a VESA-standard mode.  I'd imagine
> > 16-bit color on 640x480 would be safe, or 800x600.
> 
> Or you could go a step further and just do a 2.2.x kernel with fbcon,
> then use XF86_FBDev.  That would let you use any VESA mode, at least
> on cards that do VESA right.  (That *should* be the vast majority of
> cards.)
> 
It's been a while since I tried the framebuffers, but is XF68_FBDev the
same X server?  I've seen it written either way.  I think framebuffers
were used a lot on the 68000 arch before x86, and that's where XF68 came
from.  Are the two the same, or are they different ones?

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