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From: bob@prepress.com (Robert Crowe)
Subject: Anyone running XFree-1.1 on Prodesigner IIs w/ NEC 3FGx?
Message-ID: <BOB.93Jan14085857@benton.prepress.com>
Sender: bob@prepress.com (Robert Crowe)
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Organization: Pre-Press Technologies, Carlsbad Ca.
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1993 16:58:57 GMT
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Hello,
I have just bought a 486 system for running 386BSD and X, etc...
My hardware setup is: 486-50, 16 Meg ram, adaptec-1542B, maxtor scsi
disk, Orchid Prodesigner IIs w/ 1MB, and an NEC 3FGx monitor.
According to the manufactures, the video card and monitor should both
be capable of displaying 1024x768 at 60Hz. I can't seem to get them to
do that. When ever I use one of the 1024x768 modes, the screen goes to
pot. There is a small patch in the center that looks vaguely like it
should be an xterm, but just a little. No matter how I tweak the
monitor numbers, I can't seem to get this to work. I have tried
modegen, and the vesa standard numbers ( which both the monitor and
the video card supposably support ) to no avail.
Since I just bought this setup, I can still exchange the monitor for
another model ( if I do it soon ), But before I do that I was hoping
to find out the following:
1. Has anyone got a good Xconfig setup for the Prodesigner
IIs/Nec 3FGx?
2. If it appears that the 3FGx is not up to the task of
1024x768, would it be wise to upgrade to the 4FG ( the
5FG is just too much money right now ). And if so, does
anyone have good Xconfig settings for that.
Alternatively, is there a better monitor to exchange the
3FGx for than the 4FG?
3. Does the Prodesigner IIs even support 1024x768 @ 72Hz
( or 60Hz for that matter )
Any help anyone can provide would be most appreciated, either email or
news is fine.
Thanks,
Bob.
P.S. Following is my Xconfig file. Perhaps some Xconfig guru
can look at this and find an obvious botch.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
# The graphics drivers
# First the colour driver
#
vga256
# Virtual 1152 900
# To disable SpeedUp, use NoSpeedUp
#
## NoSpeedUp
chipset "et4000"
clocks 28 32 36 40 45 80 65
Virtual 1024 768
ViewPort 0 0
Modes "880x620" "880x600" "800x600" "984x775"
#
# Next the mono driver
#
vga2
chipset "generic"
ViewPort 0 0
Modes "640x480"
# Modes "800x600" "640x480"
ModeDB
# name clock horizontal timing vertical timing flags
# "800x600" 36 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625
# 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628
# 50 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628
"800x600" 40 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666
# "800x601" 80 808 888 1088 1192 600 652 661 694
# "800x601" 80 800 912 1088 1192 600 652 661 694
# "800x601" 80 800 864 1088 1192 600 652 661 694
# "800x601" 80 824 920 1088 1192 600 652 661 694
# "800x601" 80 840 936 1088 1192 600 652 661 694
"880x600" 80 880 936 1088 1192 600 652 661 694
"880x620" 80 880 936 1088 1192 620 669 677 708
# "880x600" 80 880 976 1168 1272 600 652 661 694
# "900x675" 80 904 1000 1168 1272 675 723 731 761
"984x775" 65 984 1000 1208 1352 775 782 785 801
# "1000x750" 65 1000 1024 1160 1320 750 751 752 753
# "1000x750" 80 1000 1032 1200 1392 750 751 752 753
# "1024x768" 65 1024 1104 1264 1352 768 806 813 836
# "1024x768" 65 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 807
# "1024x768" 45 1024 1048 1144 1256 768 771 776 798
# "1024x768" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806
# "1024x768" 80 1024 1056 1224 1344 768 769 770 771
# "1024x768" 80 1024 1056 1224 1324 761 762 763 764
# "1024x768" 80 1024 1056 1200 1304 761 762 763 764
# "1024x768" 80 1024 1056 1160 1272 768 769 770 771
# "1024x768" 80 1024 1056 1120 1252 768 769 770 771
# "1024x768" 65 1024 1056 1120 1244 768 769 770 771
## None of the resolutions above 900 work for me. The monitor seems
## unable to sync.
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Bob Crowe Voice: (619) 931-2695
Pre-Press Technologies. Email: bob@prepress.com
2443 Impala dr. FAX: (619) 931-2698
Carlsbad, Ca 92008.
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Bob Crowe Voice: (619) 931-2695
Pre-Press Technologies. Email: bob@prepress.com
2443 Impala dr. FAX: (619) 931-2698