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Subject: Re: problem using 800x600 with Trindent VGA (TVGA)
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Date: 27 Nov 90 05:27:23 GMT
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In article <1990Nov26.222456.24565@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> eric@eecg.toronto.edu (Eric Smith) writes:
>In article <1990Nov26.091741.24325@eecs.wsu.edu> kho@eecs.wsu.edu (ho ka-ian wilson      - CS495) writes:
>>
>>  I have a question on using 800x600 display driver. I am using a Excel vga+
>>card and MagicSync mointer.
>>   The only problem is that the display area on my mointer shink vertically.
>>That is, instead of about 1/2 inch form the edge of the mointer, I have two
>>inch from each side. This make everything show on the screen very skinny and
>>tall. My mointer does not have a horizontal size dial for adjusting the 
>>horizontal width. 
>>
>>   Is there anything that I can do to fix this problem? May be adjusting
>>something on the Excel vga+ card? Does anyone using the Excell vga+ card 
>>with the TVGA driver have the same problem? Any help will be appreciated.
>>
>>kho@eecs.wsu.edu
>
>I have the same hardware combination as you (MagicSync monitor
>and Trident 8800-based VGA), and the same problems.  The 800x600
>mode is severely compressed horizontally, and I have also found that
>640x480x256 mode under Win3 produces a scrambled picture (Edwin
>Ng, edwin@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz, reported the same problem), and the
>1024x768 mode flickers too much for prolonged use.  I have tried
>the drivers from cica as well as downloading directly from the
>Trident BBS, but to no avail.
>
>Has any Trident owner been able to solve these problems?
>
>Eric Smith
>
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    I have a Trident 256k and an NEC/MultiSync 2A.  I have found that the
 800x600x16 mode flickers too much for prolonged use.  Is this due to the
 monitor or lack of memory on the card?  I used the tvga drivers from cica.

                     - Kay