From: brownp@viper.rtp.dg.com (Peter Brown) Subject: Re: X video problems (STB Powergraph ERGO/Mitsubishi Diamond Scan) Date: 29 May 1992 15:33:14 GMT
I have an STB powergraph, (I don't think its an ERGO), and a 16" diamond scan
monitor. I finally got a stable X picture last night. I got my timings from
the timings program. Yoou have to make sure that you feed timings a mode
number that corresponds to a mode with the same resolution as the one you
want. If you want I can mail you what I ended up with. My numbers are at home
though. Feel free to email with questions, I'll try to help.
Cntrl-Alt-+ and - hand my system to (actually, crash it). I did get a
mousesystems mouse working though.
In article <1992May20.195602.1444@gdk.b17a.ingr.com>, ramesh@guru.b17a.ingr.COM (V. Ramesh Sharma) writes:
|> In article <2419@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU>, duty@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Duty Programmer) writes:
|> |> In article <1992May18.163859.6173@gdk.b17a.ingr.com>, ramesh@guru.b17a.ingr.COM (V. Ramesh Sharma) writes:
|> |> |> After the usual iterations of fixing the /dev/tty0 problem, I am stuck
|> |> |> right now at the screen displaying wierd lines and patterns. Then I
|> |> |> have to do a reset and start all over again! Sigh....
|> |>
|> |> I posted yesterday with the same problem. Only one reply so far, but
|> |> I also downloaded timings.zip from archsci.arch.su.oz.au and ran the
|> |> timings program, which is supposed to generate the monitor part of the
|> |> Xconfig file. *Sigh* - nothing seems to work: all I get is a
|> |> completely
|>
|> I did the same thing and timings.exe doesn't seem to help either.
|>
|> [chomp...chomp]
|>
|>
|> |> The only other information I have is that X seems to be hanging. It doesn't
|> |> seem to respond to Cntrl-Alt-+ or Cntrl-Alt-Backspace. I can't ^C
|>
|> Ditto for me, too.
|>
|> |> out. However, I *can* log in on another VT and do things (pity I
|> |> can't see anything meaningful on the screen), but nothing very
|> |> useful (apart from sync!). But at least linux is still up! If I
|>
|> In my case, however, linux seems to be dead, i.e., I can't switch to
|> another virtual console either. How else to find out??
|>
|> [chomp...chomp]
|>
|> |>
|> |> HELP!
|> |>
|>
|> Me Too! Does anybody out in netland using Linux have a Mitsubishi
|> Diamond Scan Monitor, AND a working X386??? Pl. help! ;-) (This is
|> assuming that the info for the STB Powergraph ERGO graphics card in
|> the vga.dbase is correct...) It is really so frustrating to be unable
|> to run X when there are so many others running it successfully....
|>
|> There seems to be the view that your screen could be messed up not
|> only because of the video settings but it could be due to
|> a) the kind of mouse being used (logitech or Microsoft). In this
|> regard, some people seem to be using
|>
|> Logitech "/dev/tty65"
|> or
|> Logitech "/dev/ttys2"
|> or
|> Logitech "/dev/mouse"
|> or .........
|>
|> Which is the right one, or is it immaterial? How does one find out?
|> On the other hand everyone seems to use "/dev/ttys2" for a Microsoft
|> mouse, can someone pl. explain?
|>
|> b) fontpaths not set correctly
|>
|> Any other reasons for the continued problems??
|>
|> |> rab
|> |> --
|>
|> Thanx in advance!
|>
|> Ramesh "aaaaaaaaarrrrrgggghhhhhh" Sharma
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