From: pspeer@cradle.UUCP (Sysop) Subject: Beginner questions Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 13:09:12 EDT
I have just recently installed the SLS package on my PC. Version 0.96 full
base and X11. Everything has gone fairly well but I have a couple of problems
that I could use some help on...
1) Under X11 I have 640x480 running fine however I can't seem to get things
set correctly for 800x600 or 1024x768. I have one of the original Diamond
SpeedSTAR VGA boards and a MAG PMV1448 monitor. I am able to run these high
resolutions under Microsoft Windows with no problems so I assume I am not
setting things up correctly in Xconfig. The specs on these are:
Monitor - Bandwidth 65MHz, Vertical scan freq. 50Hz to 90Hz, Horizontal scan
freq. 30KHz to 32 KHz and 47KHz to 49KHz (Dual-freuency monitor).
Board - Clock.exe reports clocks of 25MHz, 28MHz, 45MHz and 64MHz.
I tried numerous configurations and finally had to lie and say I had a 31MHz
clock to get 640x480 to work, however I cannot get the others. If anyone has
correct settings or can help I would appreciate it.
2) I want to upgrade to version 0.97, can I simply upgrade or will it require
a complete re-install? Any docs available on how to go about it?
3) Lastly, I currently have a 386DX-25MHz system w/o co-processor. I want to
speed X11 up and was wondering which of the following (I can't afford them
all) would provide the greatest speed increase.
387 math co-processor
Diamond Stealth video board
more memory (I have 4 megs now)
Thanks for your time!
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