From: ujlh@pool.info.sunyit.edu (James Henrickson) Subject: Re: Need Help With X Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1992 16:23:48 GMT
In article <92160.091440NU013809@NDSUVM1.BITNET> Greg Wettstein <NU013809@NDSUVM1.BITNET> writes:
>
>Welcome to the world of trying to get X to run on Gateway systems,
>particularly if you happen to have a CrystalScan monitor.
[Stuff deleted.]
>I suspect the jumper in question is somehow influencing the programming
>of the VGA controller. I contacted MagnaVision (the manufacturers of
>the CrystalScan) and they faxed me the timing specifications for the
>monitor. These timings come both in terms of time as well as scan lines
>which can be used directly in Xconfig. Even using these exact timings I
>cannot get a stable display with Xv1.0. Furthermore when I connect a
>NEC Multisync monitor (with and without JP6) installed I still cannot
>get a proper display. The NEC locks onto the signal but the displayed
>image is vertically too long.
>
So THAT'S why the information from vga.dbase isn't helping me get 800x600
mode to work. My Gateway 2000 Crystal Scan is a Mag Computronic 1448. Don't
you just hate it when they switch monitor manufacturers but use the same
external name? Yuck! Anyway, I've read the tutorial and it is difficult
to find the right settings with minimal documentation. Has ANYONE gotten
800x600 working with a Diamond Speedstar (1 MB, *NO* HiColor) Super VGA
card and Mag Computronic 1448 monitor? I tried 1024x768 but it looks too
small on a 14" monitor, and I'd like something better than 640x480.
BTW, the monitor is non-interlaced.
Thanks in advance,
jim
-- James L. Henrickson, Software Engineer * "machine learning for Critical Technologies Inc. * autonomous vehicles, digital 311 Turner St Suite 303 * signal processing & parallel Utica, NY 13501 ujlh@sunyit.edu * computing"