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Problems setting up video on RedHat 2.1

Problems setting up video on RedHat 2.1

Post by John C Slimi » Tue, 19 Aug 1997 04:00:00



I am having problems getting the video set up
correctly on the following:

Software: RedHat 2.1 (January 1995)

Machine: Pentium P75, 16MB
Monitor: MAG 15T (upto 85 Mhz, 256 colors at 1024x768)
Video Card: Generic with Cirrus Logic GD5446,
            1 MB memory, 64 bit Graphics adapters, PCI

I can get this to work only as VGA16.
startx prints the following:
VGA16: Generic Video Boards
VGA16: Monitor ID Generic Multisync
       chipset: generic
       videoram: 1024K
       clocks: 25.22  28.32  31.49  36.07
       max allowed dot clock: 90 Mhz
       Mode 800x600_2  clock=36.  clock used 36.07
       Mode 640x480_2  clock=25.175  clock used 25.220
       Virtual resolution set to 1024x768

Symptom: xterm provides 2 (two) xterm screens with 2
       cursors, as well as disappearing as I move down
       the screen. When I set virtual resolution to
       800x600 the xterm problem mostly goes away, but
       then gs produces screens that are essentially
       unreadable.

Any ideas?

And a BIG THANK YOU in advance.

 
 
 
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