TGA and VRT-19 HA Monitor

Michael Krauss (mk@mkd.rara.sub.org)
Mon, 22 Jul 1996 10:24:56 +0200


Hi !

I own a Noname Board and a TGA graphic-option. Linux runs just fine on
them (Red-Hat 2.1) as long as I use a multisync monitor.
When I try to connect my VRT-19 HA (which ist fixed frequency) it won't
work, because the TGA card is in the wrong mode (640x480@60Hz) and it
does not provide sync on green.
As I use the ARC console, there is no way to change this setup in the
firmware like in SRM console with the tga_sync_green variable.

I understand that I must change the initial settings in tga.c but how ?

Another point is, how can I change the ARC-firmware to initialize the
TGA card with sync_on_green (setting it in SRM and switch to ARC won't
help) and in 1280x1024@72Hz, which is the mode the VRT-19 understands.
This mode is the desired one for the console (tga.c), too.

The programmer of tga.c is Jay Eastabrook, but I have no e-mail adress
of him.

Thanks for any help,

michael

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