Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: EMC Video drivers - help please

Hi Andrew,

A couple of things you should try. First try typing into the terminal window
(little TV button at the bottom) 'XF86Setup' - if this does nothing you may
need to install the package from the BDI CD, its called
XFree86-XF86Setup.xxx.rpm. Or you could use xconfigurator. Either way you
should get an application which will allow you to mess around with the video
setup without having to completely re-install the whole of the software.
Also, XF86Setup seems to 'know' more video cards etc. than the installation
scripts do.
I suspect that your monitor settings are actually the ones which need
altering and its actually just defaulting to the lowest resolution. Try
changing the lower 'H' value on the monitor settings to, say, 35 and test it
again. Also, is the video card memory setting right - often XFree86 will
pick the right kind of card automatically but will not work out that it is
anything more than the basic version of the card and will default to the
lowest memory setting.
Using XF86Setup you can work your way through all the cards testing each one
in turn until you find the one that works best - similarly with the monitors
and then with the resolution and depth of colour.

Ian
--
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
www.iw63.freeserve.co.uk

----- Original Message -----
From: "awemawson" <andrew@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 27 December 2001 18:23
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: EMC Video drivers - help please


> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:
> > awemawson wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm wallowing around trying to get the BDI set up for a higher
> > > resolution than 640 x 480 - but currently it's winning !
> > >
> > > My system is a Compaq ENSFF PIII 800 Mhz, and being Small form
> factor
> > > everything is integrated. The video chip set is an Intel FW82815
> > > (SL4DF = 'A2 stepping' whatever that means!)
> > >
> > > When I go through the BDI install and am presented with the
> choice of
> > > video cards the only ones I can find that work (using Test button)
> > > are generic VGA and unsupported VGA both of which give me 'virtual
> > > resolution set to 640 x 480).
> > >
> > > The onboard graphics is supposed to be AGP4X with 8 megs of ram so
> > > seeing those fuzzy chunky icons is frustrating !
> > >
> > > Previously I loaded it on a clone 200 Mhz PII with a 1 meg Trident
> > > card (8900) and had the same symptoms, and the same two drivers
> were
> > > the only ones that worked - I had hoped that the upgrade would
> cure
> > > that.
> >
> > Very strange! Trident cards are very sophisticated, and XFree86
> generally
> > knows how to talk to them just fine. But, it is not JUST video
> cards, it
> > also
> > includes MONITORS in the calculation of what modes can, and cannot,
> be
> > used. So, you have to tell it that you have a monitor that is
> capable of
> > higher resolution (or horizontal sweep rates, particularly.)
> >
> > Jon
>
> Jon,
>
> I'm telling it Compaq V75 currently which will do lots of high res
> modes.
>
> (It will get something a little less modern when out in the shop, but
> that what I'm using for testing)
>
> XF86config is giving it as H = 31 to 62 Khz and V = 55 to 90 Hz
>
> Andrew
>
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