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From: yman@cabsav.vut.EDU.AU (Y. M. NG)
Subject: Re: [XFree86] Problems with tvga9000 (also tvga8800)
Message-ID: <1992Nov17.003551.6322@fees.vut.edu.au>
Keywords: X386
Sender: yman@sultana (Y. M. NG)
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Organization: Victoria University of Technology, Australia
References:  <1992Nov13.144752.21612@rhrk.uni-kl.de>
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 00:35:51 GMT
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In article <1992Nov13.144752.21612@rhrk.uni-kl.de>, andrick@sun.rhrk.uni-kl.de (Ulf Andrick [Biologie]) writes:
....... (deleted)
|> 
|> Here is (from memory) what I use in Xconfig:
|> 
|> vga256
|>   chipset "tvga8900"
|>   clocks 25 28 45 36 .....
|>   videoram 512
|>   modes "800x600" "640x480"
|> 
|>   viewport 0 0
|> 
|> nd the VESA dot clocks for 800x600 36 MHz.
|> 
|> Any help? Any other experiences with the mentioned graphics
|> adaptor? Is tvga9000 not compatible to tvga8900C?
|> 
|> --
|> Ulf R. Andrick                                andrick@rhrk.uni-kl.de
|> FB Biologie - Tierphysiologie
|> Universitaet                             Was du nicht selber weiszt, 
|> D-W 6750 Kaiserslautern       das muszt du dir erklaeren (Tegtmeier)

I have tried the same configuration above on my tvga8800 card. All I got is card "not
recognised" (This is my own words). Is there any one working on a driver for this older Trident card?
 Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
-- 
Yauman NG                               E-mail: yman@cabsav.vut.edu.au
Dept of Electrical Engineering, FIT     Tel: +61 3 688-4724
Victoria University of Technology,      Australia  3011