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Xref: sserve comp.unix.bsd:6504 comp.windows.x:46195 Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.windows.x Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!sgiblab!darwin.sura.net!jvnc.net!nuscc!ntuix!eoahmad From: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg (Othman Ahmad) Subject: Re: List of XFree86 Video Boards Message-ID: <1992Oct13.023201.12211@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg> Organization: Nanyang Technological University - Singapore X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6] References: <1bbu2aINNvp@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 02:32:01 GMT Lines: 25 I have tried et4000,paradise chip set 1, trident tvga8900 chipset based vga cards and they all work. The main problem is the varieties of clocks supported but 25Mhz ofr 648X480 and 36Mhz for 800X600 are common for all the chipsets. To be safe, choose 25Mhz. The iterlace mode selection failed for the paradise chipset so is not advisable to be the default. The rule of thumb is to choose the lowest clock frequency for each mode. Delete or comment out all other higher frequencies in the VESA monitor setting. We do not need others. To make beginners life easier, use the lowest resolution mode, instead of the highest first, e.g. mode "640x480" "800x600" It will save a lot of head aches. -- Othman bin Ahmad, School of EEE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 2263. Internet Email: eoahmad@ntuix.ntu.ac.sg Bitnet Email: eoahmad@ntuvax.bitnet