From: System Operator (root@insight.jacobs.mn.org)
Date: 06/22/93


From: root@insight.jacobs.mn.org (System Operator)
Subject: Re: How to install LINUX X11 on VGA Diamond Speedstar 24 - Need Help
Date: 22 Jun 1993 21:38:56 GMT

Martin Kraemer (stmsd113@stm.mchp.sni.de) wrote:
: Clocks 70 74 75 77 79 80 81 83 85 87 72
: ClockProg "/usr/lib/X11/diamond-freq"
: Chipset "et4000"

: ModeDB
: # clock MHz horzontal timing vertical timing Interlace
: "nice1024" 72 1024 1074 1220 1328 768 768 785 800
: "tune1152" 72 1152 1160 1328 1400 900 898 933 943 Interlace

I changed my Xconfig to the above, compiled and set up the diamond-freq
program, but I get these errors:

Setting TCP SO_LINGER: Protocol not available
XFree86 Version 1.3 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 5000)
Operating System: Linux
Configured drivers:
  VGA256 (256 colour SVGA):
      et4000, et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10, wd90c30, gvga, ati,
      tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl, tvga9000, clgd5420,
      clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426, ncr77c22, ncr77c22e, cpq_avga
(using VT number 7)

Xconfig: /usr/X386/lib/X11/Xconfig
Mouse: type: MouseSystems, device: /dev/mouse, baudrate: 1200
VGA256: ClockProg: "/usr/X386/lib/X11/diamond-freq"
FontPath set to "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/BitstreamType1/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/"
VGA256: ET4000: Initial hibit state: high
VGA256: et4000 (mem: 256k numclocks: 11)
VGA256: clocks: 70.00 74.00 75.00 77.00 79.00 80.00 81.00 83.00
VGA256: clocks: 85.00 87.00 72.00
VGA256: Too little memory for virtual resolution 1152 900

 *** A configured device found, but display modes could not be resolved.***

Now, I know I have 1Mb of video-ram, but I cannot get this to work.

I have diamond speedstar 24X, with a TVM MediaScan 4A* monitor.