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Received: by minnie.vk1xwt.ampr.org with NNTP id AA6704 ; Tue, 12 Jan 93 08:08:29 EST Xref: sserve comp.windows.x.i386unix:268 comp.unix.bsd:9937 Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!cbnewsk!cbnewsj!dwex From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat) Subject: Re: Anyone running XFree-1.1 on Prodesigner IIs w/ NEC 3FGx? Organization: AT&T Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1993 19:11:24 GMT Message-ID: <1993Jan14.191124.12998@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> References: <BOB.93Jan14085857@benton.prepress.com> Lines: 134 In article <BOB.93Jan14085857@benton.prepress.com> bob@prepress.com (Robert Crowe) writes: > > 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 Well, here's one botch. You're missing a '25' as the first clock, which means that you're never getting the clock you expect. > Virtual 1024 768 Make this 1024x1024, to use all of your memory (that's a matter of preference of course) > 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. > > > -- > ============================================================ > Bob Crowe Voice: (619) 931-2695 > Pre-Press Technologies. Email: bob@prepress.com > 2443 Impala dr. FAX: (619) 931-2698 > Carlsbad, Ca 92008. > -- > ============================================================ > Bob Crowe Voice: (619) 931-2695 > Pre-Press Technologies. Email: bob@prepress.com > 2443 Impala dr. FAX: (619) 931-2698 Can't help with the monitor modes, although the VESA modes might work after you fix the Clocks line. -- David Wexelblat <dwex@mtgzfs3.att.com> (908) 957-5871 AT&T Bell Laboratories, 200 Laurel Ave - 3F-428, Middletown, NJ 07748 "The meaning of life? That's simple. Try to be happy, try not to hurt other people, and hope to fall in love." -- Mallory Keaton