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    ppl with g400 and linux, what card drriver do u use? HELP, pleezee

    I KILLED MY SELF TODAY... i choose g200 SD 16mb, and 1024x768, but when i go to linux, everything is BIIIIIIGGG
    i dunno what to do, when i run xf86config, everything is too big, so it is hard to read, PPL, HELO
    Matrox Millennium G400 Dual Head - English
    Resolution 800*600
    Color Depth 16-bit Color
    Frame Buffer Triple buffering
    Refresh Rate VSync Off
    CPU Optimization AMD 3DNow!(tm)
    3DMark Result 5420.49 3DMarks
    Synthetic CPU 3D Speed 9142.76 CPU 3DMarks
    Rasterizer Score 2206.33 3DRasterMarks
    Game 1 - Race 63.58 FPS
    Game 2 - First Person 47.24 FPS
    Processor Type AMD-K7(tm) Processor
    Processor Speed 500 MHz
    Physical Memory 128 MB
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  • #2
    Define "big". Just the fonts, or is your resolution low? What flavor of Linux are you using? What version? Have you upgraded XFree? Have you properly configured the card? What about Ctrl-Alt-+/-?
    I know I can solve your problem, but we've got to narrow it down some.

    -Wombat


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    K6-2/350@400, 503+ rev 1.2a, 128MB PC100 RAM, Millenium G200, RH6.1 w/ 2.2.12-20, Win98, and too many classes

    Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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    • #3
      It's probably cos you're in 320x240... Try what Wombat said about ctrl-alt-+, and run xconfigurator/xf86config & make sure you have the screen resolutions/colour depths setup right.

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      Cheers,
      Steve

      "The chances of anything coming from Mars, are a million-to-one", he said.

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      • #4
        that 16 meg G200 card is slightly off specs and I am sure that Linux does not have the info on that G200... a normal G200 would work jsut fine... try latest kernel at worst..

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        • #5
          You should be using the XFree86 SVGA Driver 3.3.5 for the G200/400. It does sound like you're just using a low resolution though. Depending on what resolutions you have defined in your /etc/X11/XF86Config file (assuming RedHat), you should be able to cycle through them using Ctrl/Alt/+ or Ctrl/Alt/-.
          Asus P2B-DS, 2 x Pentium III 450 @ 504, 128MB CAS 2 SDRAM, Matrox G400
          MAX, Sony CPD-G500, Sony GDM-17SE2T, Sound Blaster Live MP3+, NetGear
          FA310TX 10/100 NIC, IBM 9ZLX 9GB 10,000 RPM LVD Drive, BusLogic 958
          Ultra Fast/Wide SCSI Controller, Pioneer DVD-303s 6X DVD-ROM, Toshiba
          6102B 32x CDROM, Yamaha 4260t CD Writer,
          Linux (Primary OS), Win98, and Win2K

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          • #6
            ok, i got RedHat 6 Unleashed book with cds, i didnt do any upgrades, when i run Xconfigurator, there is no change in res in any res (for 8 bit or for 16 or for 24), and i tried using millenium 2, and g400, and something else, but it doesnt work, the res is still LOOOOOOOOW, really low, and u tell me so much things, how do i suppose to know everything if i installed it yesterday, and the book is kinda lame in a "newbie" way, not good defining, it is for intermidiate...
            what do i have to do, and what do i have to download...
            Matrox Millennium G400 Dual Head - English
            Resolution 800*600
            Color Depth 16-bit Color
            Frame Buffer Triple buffering
            Refresh Rate VSync Off
            CPU Optimization AMD 3DNow!(tm)
            3DMark Result 5420.49 3DMarks
            Synthetic CPU 3D Speed 9142.76 CPU 3DMarks
            Rasterizer Score 2206.33 3DRasterMarks
            Game 1 - Race 63.58 FPS
            Game 2 - First Person 47.24 FPS
            Processor Type AMD-K7(tm) Processor
            Processor Speed 500 MHz
            Physical Memory 128 MB

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            • #7
              No doubt you have to use XFree3.3.5 for G200/G400 cards. I have been struggling with XFree3.3.3 that came with Redhat 6.0 and evry time after finished configuring my Linux GUI using Xconfigurator, startx will defitely end up in 320x240 (aka. virtual desktop resolution) and everthing appears BIG!!

              I switched to XFree3.3.5 using Mandrake 6.1 and everything was solved. G400 is now even accelerated in GUI and my desktop now runs at 1024x768 @ 32bits, really sweet!!

              Download the latest XFree3.3.5 at www.xfree86.org
              and reconfigure your X-server. Anyway you will be using the SVGA X-server for G400.

              - You are able to choose G400 16Mb this time round so choose it!!
              - Do not set any chip clock timings.
              - Also do not use Probe.
              - Set the resolutions you wish to run at and finish up the rest of the configurations.

              Finally, type 'startx' at prompt, sit back, hold your breath, cross your fingers, and stare at your screen until the whole x-server runs at its full glory and tadaaa!!!

              Hope this helps!! 8-D

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              AsusP5A, K6-400 @ 448, 128Mb Micron PC100 -8E SDRAM, G400 16Mb, IBM 16GP 8.4, Quantum ST 3.2, Toshiba 32X, HP CDWriter 7570i, RIC 17", ProLink WinScan Pro2000, HP Deskjet 710C, SBLive! Value, Altec Lansing ACS45 & ACS295
              Abit KT7A-RAID, TBird AVIA 1ghz o/c 1.3ghz, 256Mb Infineon PC133 SDRAM, G400 32Mb DH, Maxtor DM+60 30G, Quantum Fireball ST 3.2, Toshiba 32X, HP CDWriter 9100i, Samsung 700IFT, HP Deskjet 710C, Philips Acoustic Edge, Sirocco Crossfire

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