Re: How to set 1024x768 in Fedora 4 (VMWare)

On 2006-01-24, Michael Hearne <here@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jan Wielemaker wrote:
>> On 2006-01-22, Jacky Luk <jl@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>As stated on subject, I could only use the Fedora's default video driver (up
>>>to 800x600x24), I want some decent resolution like 1024x768x32) I am using a
>>>Radeon 9600 card on VMWare. Thanks
>>>Jack
>>
>>
>> VMWARE has nothing to do with the actual (display) hardware. This has some
>> nice properties, after upgrading my Linux box I simply copied the old
>> VMWARE virtual machines from the old machine and they all ran without
>> even noticing they moved hardware or version of hosting OS.
>>
>> To get higher resolution (as well as better disk and network
>> performance), install the `wmware tools' in the guest OS. This is a set
>> of drivers with optimal communication to the virtual machine. You're
>> better of in a VMWARE forum for these issues.
>>
>> --- Jan
>>
>
> I am getting 1024x768x24 on a Radeon 7000 using Mandriva 2006. Monitor
> is a Mag Innovision LT782s. Could this be a difference between using
> xorg vs. xfree? I have been using the same equipment since Mandrake 9.0,
> around 2002, when I switched from Red Hat to Mandrake.
>
> The thing is, that ATI drivers aren't supplied for my cards, and yet I
> am getting proper resolution (stock kernel, no special modules).

Your setup isn't clear to me. You use Mandrake as gues os? What is
the host os? I only have experience using Windows as guest and (SuSE)
Linux as host. At least in that setup, the actual display hardware is
totally irrelevant. The guest is talking to a display driver supplied
as part of VMWARE tools and the host sends this to X11. I'd assume the
setup using Linux as guest is similar. There are a lot of VMWARE
newsgroups though, and that where you should try.

--- Jan
.

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