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- From: jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle)
- Subject: Re: need Xconfig for Diamond Speedstar
- Message-ID: <1993Jan07.002657.14398@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 00:26:57 GMT
- References: <1993Jan6.134731.852@athena.mit.edu> <1ifihpINNmfk@matt.ksu.ksu.edu>
- Organization: Illinois State University
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- In article <1ifihpINNmfk@matt.ksu.ksu.edu> probreak@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (James Michael Chacon) writes:
- >Alex Kambis <kambis@asdsun.larc.nasa.gov> writes:
- >
- >Sorry to have to tell you this, but as far as I know the Diamond Speedstar
- >is not supported. Nor, will it ever be supported in XFree86 because of
- >the way diamond acts about releasing specs.
- >
-
- Not supported =/= cannot run. But essentially correct - as long as
- DS requires a non-disclosure agreement before release specs, no one writing
- free software is likely to support it, unless someone announces how it
- is done (but not in violation of the non-disclosure agreement) ...
-
- >I haven't heard any success stories about running one, so I'm not
- >real sure if it will. With the variable dot clocks, X can't seem to lock
- >down the screen correctly.
- >
-
- <sigh>
-
- This really needs to become a FAQ if it isn't one already (haven't
- checked the FAQ for about 2 months or so ...)
-
- 1. Diamond Speedstars with variable clocks CAN run X.
- -640x480x256 usin standard clocks
- -1024x768x256 or higher using one of the cludges which has been
- mentioned several times before. The one I use is ...
-
- a) Boot up DOS and run vmode to set card for monitor (I use the fastest
- resultions possible).
- b) Boot up linux (warm boot!) in a text mode which leaves the clock - or
- puts the clock - in the appropriate speed. For me, 80x25 or 80x50
- works, the others do not.
- c) use xclk to generate timings ... I use a clockspeed of 80MHz, which
- works quite nicely for 1148x846x256colors.
- d) put these timings in your Xconfig file as per the docs/FAQs, and
- start X-Windows.
- WARNING: Be sure to respect your Monitors Specs and Limitations, or, like
- a freind of mine who disregarded them in the interest of higher resolution,
- you will fry your monitor. Ah, the price of freedom and flexibility ...
-
- Hope this helps some,
-
- Jean.
- --
- Jean Liddle
- Computer Science, Illinois State University
- e-mail: jliddle@ilstu.edu
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