gvreugde@plg.uwaterloo.ca (Gord Vreugdenhil) writes:
:
: I am upgrading my system at the end of the month. The video
: card seems to be the hardest decision.... I suspect that
: the Orchid VA/VLB (Vesa) card will be my choice. Is anyone
: using this card with the S3 server? If so, let me know. I
...Stuff deleted.
Hi Gord! I am using the Orchid VA, the ISA version. I like it. Runs quite
nicely with Xs3. I've included the Xconfig I use. It needs a little work.
It will help in getting you up and running. Also...the board is VERY fast
under MSWindows.
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# $Header: /home/x_cvs/mit/server/ddx/x386/Xconfig,v 1.14 1992/09/12 07:03:09 dawes Exp $
# $XConsortium: Xconfig,v 1.2 91/08/26 14:34:55 gildea Exp $
#
# Copyright 1990,91 by Thomas Roell, Dinkelscherben, Germany.
#
# Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its
# documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
# the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that
# copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting
# documentation, and that the name of Thomas Roell not be used in
# advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without
# specific, written prior permission. Thomas Roell makes no representations
# about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided
# "as is" without express or implied warranty.
#
# THOMAS ROELL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
# INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO
# EVENT SHALL THOMAS ROELL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
# DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER
# TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
#
# Author: Thomas Roell, roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de
#
# some nice paths, to avoid conflicts with other X-servers
#
RGBPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/rgb"
FontPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
# Use this if the Type1 font code is in the server
#FontPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
# NoTrapSignals
#Xqueue
Keyboard
AutoRepeat 500 5
# Xleds 1 2 3
ServerNumLock
# DontZap
Microsoft "/dev/mouse"
BaudRate 1200
# SampleRate 150
Emulate3Buttons
#
# The graphics drivers
# First the colour driver
#
vga256
Virtual 1024 768
Chipset "S3"
Videoram 1024
# Clocks 25 28 40 71 50 77 36 45 80 120 130 32 110 65 75 72
Clocks 25 28 32 36 40 44 45 50 64 65 78 56 75 80 85 89 100 32
# To disable SpeedUp, use NoSpeedUp
#
# NoSpeedUp
ViewPort 0 0
Modes "1" "2" "3" "4" "5" "6" "7" "8" "9" # "10" "11" "12"
ModeDB
# OFFICIAL VESA Monitor timings + IBM Standards - TRY THESE FIRST
# Contributor: Thomas Roell [roell@sgcs.com]
# Last Edit Date: 3/29/92
#
# name clock horizontal timing vertical timing flags
"1" 28 728 736 832 896 501 506 508 519
"2" 65 1016 1032 1240 1384 755 762 765 781
#"3" 40 1024 1024 1152 1216 768 768 770 785
#"4" 64 968 984 1192 1336 771 778 781 797
# name clock horizontal timing vertical timing flags
"1" 25 640 664 760 800 480 491 493 525
"2" 31 640 664 704 832 480 489 492 520
"3" 36 800 824 896 1024 600 601 603 625
"4" 40 800 840 968 1056 600 601 605 628
"5" 50 800 856 976 1040 600 637 643 666
"6" 45 1024 1040 1216 1264 768 777 785 817
"7" 65 1024 1032 1176 1344 768 771 777 806
"8" 75 1024 1048 1184 1328 768 771 777 806
#"9" 85 1024 1032 1152 1360 768 784 787 823
"9" 85 1024 1128 1248 1456 768 784 787 823
# "10" 80 1280 1296 1512 1568 1024 1025 1037 1165 Interlace
# "11" 110 1280 1328 1512 1712 1024 1025 1028 1054
# "12" 135 1280 1312 1456 1712 1024 1027 1030 1064
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--joe
Beacher Tool & Die...A Hughe Jorgen Company.
1106 2nd Street, Suite 316, Encinitas, CA. 92024
