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From: campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: VGA problem with ISC X11 on Dell 310
Keywords: VGA DELL X11
Message-ID: <1531@redsox.bsw.com>
Date: 3 Feb 90 15:18:09 GMT
References: <1529@redsox.bsw.com> <1493@uudell.dell.com>
Reply-To: campbell@redsox.UUCP (Larry Campbell)
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Organization: The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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In article <1493@uudell.dell.com> stecz@hotwheel.dell.com (John Steczkowski) writes:
-In article <1529@redsox.bsw.com>, campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry
-Campbell) writes:
-> I just installed ISC's X11 on a Dell 310 with Dell's VGA card (whatever that
-> is).  If I tell Xconfig that I have a Dell VGA, xinit makes my screen
-go crazy;
-> the virtual terminals are still there but the text is really
-weird-looking and
-> just barely readable.
-> 
-.....
-> Any clues?
-
-Which monitor do you have?  
-What resolution are you telling X11 to use?
-
-John Steczkowski
-Dell Unix Customer Support  P#: (512) 343-3571
-9505 Arboretum Blvd.	    !s: uunet!dell!hotwheel!stecz
-Austin, Texas 78759	    @s: stecz@hotwheel.dell.com

I have a monochrome monitor labelled "PC'S LIMITED VGA Monochrome".
If you choose the DELL option in xconfig, the only choices it offers
you for resolutions are 720x540 and 800x600.  Neither work.  I tried
manually editing Xconfig to say 640x480 but Xvga complained about an
unsupported resolution.

Another respondent suggested that I try a Video Seven type, since he
claimed that Dell OEMs Video Seven cards.  None of the three Video
Seven entries worked either.

Vanilla VGA *does* work for X -- it's just that the other virtual consoles
are black.  And if my card is indeed capable of better resolution than
640x480, I'd love to be able to use it.
-- 
Larry Campbell                          The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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