Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 14:42:07 -0700 (PDT) From: Howard Lew <hlew@sequence.Stanford.EDU> To: Jeffry Komala <jkomala@pioneer.bawel.net> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Diamond video card Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960522142838.4442G-100000@aeffle.Stanford.EDU> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960521215100.21898A-100000@pioneer.bawel.net>
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On Tue, 21 May 1996, Jeffry Komala wrote: > > This is not a question specific to freeBSD, but since it involves a very > popular brand name, I thought a lot of people would be interested. > > Does anybody ever encounter a problem with Diamond Stealth 64 PCI > Graphics 2000 series (DRAM version)? > If you have one, try run it under 800x600x 16bit resolution and see if > you encounter a blank screen. > It happens to me on two different new video cards on three different > motherboards: a generic 486DX4-100, an Intel Zappa, and a generic > Triton-based motherboard. > The cards I am using are the OEM version. > > If you also have a blank screen while running the above video mode, then > my theory is correct that every Stealth 64, at least the 2000 Graphics > series, has a serious hardware bug. Timing or interrupt problem? > > Btw....the particular model uses Trio64 graphics chip. > > Jeffry Komala > Hmmm.... Are you using the S3 chipset with the S3 X-server? Have you tried it with a different monitor? Can you log in on another terminal, run X, get the blank screen, and see if it outputs any error message? Does killing the X process recover the screen back or does the system just hang? ---- || Shoppers Network BEST PRICES, FULLY x86 COMPATIBLE & FAST!!! || PO BOX 16627 Cyrix 686s now available! || San Francisco, CA 94116 Email - info@shoppersnet.com | ------------------------------> WWW - http://www2.shoppersnet.com -------------------------------> WWW - http://www.shoppersnet.com/shopping
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