From: "ken lu" <ken.lu@canrem.com>
Subject: help needed with 24-bit s
Reply-To: "ken lu" <ken.lu@canrem.com>
Organization: Canada Remote Systems
Distribution: comp
Date: 22 Nov 92 06:45:38 EST


RE: VPIC .CFG DRIVER for the Cirrus Logic chipset CARD.
    at 640x480 or 320x200 24bit mode resolution
    or 640x480 or 320x200 Hi-color 32K colors mode
    or 640x480 or 320x200 64000 colors .

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

MPAAARGHHH! I'm having exactly the same problems, and I'm strongly considering
  to switch back to my fantastic Tseng Lab et4000 !
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Hi! Every Cirrus Owner,

This is the Working Version of the .CFG for the VPIC viewer,
Thanks to Rob LaMoreaux <R.Lamoreaux@mi04p.zds.com> who makes it possible.

I, personally , had changed the Cirrus to ATI VGA WONDER XL24,
And tell you the truth , ATI is VERY VERY VERY SLOW card at 24-bit mode.
And NO VESA driver for the 24-bit color in DOS, yet SLOW in Windows 3.X.
If you plan to switch your Cirrus card, make sure it is not ATI-XL24!!!!!!!
I may switch back to Cirrus again, Or may just get the Speedstar 24X.

Anyway, THIS VPIC .cfg should work , and it is going to make the Cirrus
DOS incompatibility Problem to ZERO  , for now.
If you find any other problems for your Cirrus in DOS programs OR ANY TIPS,
HINTS.....etc , PLEASE post it out, THANKS.       Ken....

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Date: 11-20-92 (09:39)              Number: 139001
  To: KEN LU                        Refer#: NONE
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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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Rob LaMoreaux                                   (616)-982-3187
Zenith Data System                              r.lamoreaux@mi04.zds.com
Value Engineering                       Too many hobbies, too little time
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