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Xref: sserve comp.unix.sysv386:23436 comp.windows.x:44826 comp.os.linux:9425 comp.os.mach:2084 comp.unix.bsd:4660 Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!news From: jrowland@cs.utexas.edu (John Richards Rowland) Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,comp.windows.x,comp.os.linux,comp.os.mach,comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: Free software and the future of support for Diamond products Date: 7 Sep 1992 00:38:24 -0500 Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin Lines: 17 Message-ID: <lalqmgINNa96@needmore.cs.utexas.edu> References: <1992Sep3.162413.19770@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <eaVY02MJ20P.01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com> <1992Sep6.210159.18607@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: needmore.cs.utexas.edu Keywords: Diamond, free-software I dont see the problem here. I use bios calls to set the clocks. By observation, I can determine what clock settings each bios call sets the PLL to. Just before Xfree86 starts, I take it apon myself to make that bios call, and the bios sets the clock values to what I need. For example: When I boot my linux system I always remember to choose the text mode 100x40 in the selection list because I know that setting that text mode also sets the clocks to what I want for my chosen resolution. This type of trickery is uncomfortable, but it does allow me to use X on my Diamond Speedstar24 using bios 5.X. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- primary: jrowland@cs.utexas.edu (UT CS Department) secondary: jrowland@csdfx8a.arlut.utexas.edu (Applied Research Laboratory) -----------------------------------------------------------------------