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Hi res without VESA
Name: jbs30000 Date: July 19, 2002 at 18:19:29 Pacific
Comment:
I have a graphics card, which, if you try use VESA modes, there's only something like three of them, and their the low res like 320x200 to 360x480....or something like that. Anyway, Windows 98 can get it to hi res modes, 640x480, 800x600, etc... Of course it uses DirectDraw and since that and DirectX tools only work on Windows 95 and above, is there anything for Windows 3.x and/or DOS that gets hi res modes using something other than VESA? Thanks.
Name: Hmmm Date: July 19, 2002 at 18:33:59 Pacific
Reply:
The name of your video adapter would be nice.
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Response Number 2
Name: jboy Date: July 19, 2002 at 20:43:59 Pacific
Reply:
You might try SciTech Display doctor for DOS, it can add functionality to an older card. Also there's the Univbe video driver.
AFAIK, VESA is basically it.
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Response Number 3
Name: jbs30000 Date: July 19, 2002 at 22:46:52 Pacific
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The card was made by a German company that I don't think is in buisness any more. The card is an Elsa Gloria M/L. Their web site (http://www.elsa.com) is no longer active. Anyway, I tried their Windows 3.1 driver downloaded from various web sites, as well as on a Windows 95 disk I have. It has a monitor program which it tells you to enter a resolution and timer value, but ANY values you enter gives you an error message saying that they won't work (I.E. 640x480 at 60hz for example). Anyway, Univbe doesn't do much. And I tried the Scitech Display Doctor for DOS, but didn't have much luck either. The driver gave me an error and told me to reboot and run, oh, I forget the name, but some configuration program. Anyway, I never have enough memory to run the program. Actually, I think I finally realized what's causeing the memory shortage, so I might try re-downloading it and trying it again. But if it doesn't work I was just wondering if there's an alternative to getting SVGA modes with something other than the VESA standard.
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Response Number 4
Name: jbs30000 Date: July 19, 2002 at 23:34:10 Pacific
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Actually, doesn't matter. I re-downloaded Scitech, but it tells me that I'm past the trial date. It must know when I downloaded it before and count that as my demo period. Oh well.
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Response Number 5
Name: Hmmm Date: July 20, 2002 at 02:48:19 Pacific
Reply:
May be time to replace the video card.....
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Response Number 6
Name: jbs30000 Date: July 20, 2002 at 10:11:55 Pacific
Reply:
Nah, that's ok. It's a 16 meg card I bought to replace a 1 meg card. I think I'll keep it.
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