From: "ken lu" <ken.lu@canrem.com>
Subject: Help needed with 24-bit SVGA board using Cirrus chip (Boca / STB)
Reply-To: "ken lu" <ken.lu@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 22 Nov 92 06:45:41 EST


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Please let me know.  THANKS...

Ken.........................   Ken.Lu@Canrem.com

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VPIC.cfg DRIVER for Cirrus Logic GD54XX 24-bit mode.
I also have the 24-bit colors .cfg for ATI VGA WONDER XL24 with VPIC

MP>"ken lu" <ken.lu@canrem.com> writes:

>   But I still can not get VPIC working at 24-bit mode.So far , the VPIC 5.x
>   only supports Diamond SpeedStar 24X. and I have to wait for the next
>   updated version ( I think ). But 256 color mode is working great at any resolution.
>   Use VPIC 4.0 and the .cfg driver provided by your video card.

MP>AAARGHHH! I'm having exactly the same problems, and I'm strongly considering
MP>to switch back to my fantastic Tseng Lab et4000 !
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       From: R LAMOREAUX
    Subject: Cirrus GD54XX Video card with VPIC

          Here's the config file I use with the Cirrus Card. It works
          quite well. If you like you can forward this to NetNews,
          since I can't post.


GD540x/GD542x               ;Board name
PARADISE                    ;Chip set
16                          ;Banks (1M Display Memory (8 = 512k & 16 = 1M))
7                           ;Menu text color
;2 1 0x66 0 0 0 640 480 32000 64 1
;3 1 0x64 0 0 0 640 480 64000
;4 1 0x71 0 0 0 640 480 123 64 1
1 1 0x13 0 0 0 320 200 256  ;VGA modes-256 COLORS
1 1 0x5f 0 0 0 640 480 256
1 1 0x5c 0 0 0 800 600 256
1 1 0x60 0 0 0 1024 768 256
0 0 0x10 0 0 0 640 350 16   ;VGA modes-16 COLORS
0 1 0x12 0 0 0 640 480 16
0 1 0x58 0 0 0 800 600 16
0 1 0x5d 0 0 0 1024 768 16
2 1 0x66 0 0 0 640 480 32000 64 1
3 1 0x64 0 0 0 640 480 64000 64 1
3 1 0x6f 0 0 0 320 200 64000 64 1
4 1 0x70 0 0 0 320 200 123 64 1
4 1 0x71 0 0 0 640 480 123 64 1



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