8 replies to this topic

[pscEx]

I think the title tells enough.

Peter

[was_jaclaz]

..and as often happens, I have to express my support to psc requests, 1152x864 is also my preferite resolution.

jaclaz

[bearwindows]

Add 1152 * 864 resolution

i cannot add custom resolutions :(

please read this from my site:
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Key features :
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256color(8bit), 16bit, 24bit, 32bit truecolor modes support.
From 320x200x8bit to every resolution which your videocard's BIOS supports.
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i cannnot add support for modes which are not supported in VideoBIOS modetable.
sorry, this is by design.

[pscEx]

i cannot add custom resolutions

please read this from my site:
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i cannnot add support for modes which are not supported in VideoBIOS modetable.
sorry, this is by design.

Thanks Bill G.

Peter

[was_jaclaz]

Now, that's interesting, I didn't know there were different "kinds" of resolution, i.e "native" as opposed to "induced".

Is there a tool to see which ones are which? Or a list?

Could something like this:
http://en.opensuse.o..._the_Video_BIOS
http://perso.orange.fr/apoirier/

be ported to the "Win32" environment?

Of course separately, so that it won't touch the "universal" nature of the driver.

(pardon me, just a field in which I'm a total newbie)

jaclaz

[bearwindows]

My 'infovbe' test written by me :) http://www.navozhden....ru/infovbe.zip :)
correctly works in DOS only. For Windows users i include a bootable floppy with this test.
sample output of it:

InfoVBE (build 4may2007)

VESA/VBE BIOS Present (3.00, 262144 Kb)

OEM String: (0x1A86FEC8) NVIDIA

Capabilities: 0x00000001

OEM VendorName: (0x1A86FECF) NVIDIA Corporation

OEM ProductName: (0x1A86FEE2) G73 Board - p345h0  

OEM ProductRev: (0x1A86FEF7) Chip Rev   

OEM SoftwareRev: 0x0573

VideoModePtr: 0x1A86FDEA

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Power Management is supported, ax = 0x4F

DPMS ver. is 0x10, apm modes 0x07

Current mode is (bx) = 0x02

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DDC is supported, ax = 0x4F

EDID ver 1.3

manufcturer BNQ, model 0x76D1, serial number 16643, 37 week, 2006 year

video input: +Analog input +composite sync +separate syncs (0.700, 0.000)

screen is 38 x 30 cm, gamma is 220

dpms features: +preferred timing mode +RGB monitor +Active Off +Suspend +StandBy 

dpms timings:

720x400 @ 70 Hz (VGA 640x400, IBM)	640x480 @ 60 Hz (VGA)			640x480 @ 67 Hz (MAC)

640x480 @ 72 Hz (VESA)			640x480 @ 75 Hz (VESA)

800x600 @ 56 Hz (VESA)

800x600 @ 72 Hz (VESA)			800x600 @ 75 Hz (VESA)

832x624 @ 75 Hz (MAC)			1024x768 @ 87i Hz (VESA)

1024x768 @ 70 Hz (VESA)

1024x768 @ 75 Hz (VESA)			1280x1024 @ 75 Hz (VESA)

reserved timings: 0x0080

STD: 1152 x 864, 75 Hz			STD: 1280 x 1024, 76 Hz			STD: 1280 x 1024, 60 Hz			STD: 1280 x 1024, 72 Hz			

main info done. press a key...

(01) 0x0100; 640x400x8, LFB:0xD0000000, MPCLK:229500000

(02) 0x0101; 640x480x8, LFB:0xD0000000, MPCLK:229500000

(03) 0x0102; 800x600x4, noLFB, MPCLK:108500000

(04) 0x0103; 800x600x8, LFB:0xD0000000, MPCLK:229500000

(05) 0x0104; 1024x768x4, noLFB, MPCLK:108500000

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[pscEx]

My 'infovbe' test written by me http://www.navozhden....ru/infovbe.zip
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Is this test inside your driver and suggests only the possible modes?
If yes, I think we do not have a (currently known ) chance ... , again and thnx to Bill.

Peter

[bearwindows]

Is this test inside your driver and suggests only the possible modes?

no. this InfoVBE utility shows BIOS mode-tables and only modes listed by it can be used in my VBEMP driver. It is a separate program. I made it only for getting video tables info for developing my driver, especially for "Manual" VBEMP version.

thnx to Bill.

thnx NOT to Bill but to some dumb manufacturers or lazy programmers? (like S3, CirrusLogic, Trident, Matrox, Tseng .... and ATI) which are not included some needed modes and features in VideoBIOS code and using old VBE 2.0/VBE1.x BIOS calls.
Only 3dfx/nVidia/Intel cards /starting from 810/815G family/ contains correct VESA BIOS EXTENSIONS 3.0 (VBE30) founded long ago in 1998 which correctly support refresh rate switching and other needed features.
ATI waits about 7-8 years!!! after 1998 year before them finaly include VBE30 support in thier BIOS'es.
These ATI BIOS'es also mentioned as an ATI ATOMBIOS family and these card have DECLARED VBE 3.0 support starting from Radeon X700 Series. But these adapters only DECLARED support of VBE 3.0 in their BIOSes. So you may assume that ATI(AMD) cards with 
VBE 3.0 support never arrived at all.
nVidia GeForce 5xxx and later cards also has fake VBE 3.0 BIOSes. Newer Matrox cards can VBE 3.0.

[pscEx]

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Peter