# 1.0.3 fb II

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/1-0-3-fb-ii/1643>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [January 26, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/1-0-3-fb-ii/1643 "2000-01-26T19:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martin\_Pirker](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dfb087/32.png) [@Martin\_Pirker](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Martin_Pirker)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2000, 7:36pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/1-0-3-fb-ii/1643/1 "2000-01-26T19:36:07Z")

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found another weirdness

running as root, SDL\_FBACCEL=0  
console on my G200 runs at 800x600 at 32bits

testvidinfo from the demo programs reports 800x600 is available, too

trying to allocate the current running mode  
screen = SDL\_SetVideoMode(800, 600, 0, SDL\_SWSURFACE|SDL\_ANYFORMAT);  
brings a picture with a suspiciuos large right border

looking at /var/log/messages indeed:  
Jan 26 20:16:16 xxx kernel: matroxfb: cannot set xres to 800, rounded up to 832  
(so this time it’s no a badly centered monitor picture)

a) why ? of course 800x600 is available  
b) I thought don’t-switch-mode-when-mode-is-already-running feature  
is already implemented (to keep my 100Hz refresh timings)

Martin