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- Due to the interest shown, I'm distributing this collection of SuperVGA
- documentation in its current somewhat raw form.
- So be merciful when you see the result :-)
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- Included is a number of .doc files, each describing one type of display card.
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- Also included is my utility Whatvga as both .pas and .exe.
- It first attemps to identify the video card in the machine.
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- Then it attemps to write a test pattern on the screen in 640x400x256,
- 640x480x256, 800x600x256 and 1024x768x256.
- This is a very effective way to spot bad identifications!!
- It is also a good way to check your bank switching routines.
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- Finally it puts the card in mode 13h and attemps to write text lines to
- the end of adapter RAM. For a 256K card this gives app. 40 lines, for a
- 512K card app. 80 lines and 160 for a 1M card.
- (This can take severel seconds).
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- It then attemps to scroll the image up one line at a time.
- If all goes well the image will scroll all the way to the last line.
- This is a really good way to find funny details about initialization.
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- Test report.
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- Id Draw Scroll
- ATI Ok Ok Ok
- Cirrus Ok N/A N/A
- Chip&Tech Ok Ok Fail
- Oak Ok Ok *1 Fail *1
- Paradise Ok Ok Ok/Fail *2
- Tseng Ok Ok Ok/Fail *3
- Trident Ok Ok *4 Ok *5
- Yamaha Ok N/A N/A
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- Note:
- *1 Draw and Scroll are only relevant for OAK-067.
- *2 The scroll test works for PVGA1As and fails for WD90C00s
- Probably a BIOS initialization problem.
- *3 The scroll test works for Tseng 4000s and fails for Tsenf 3000s.
- Probably a BIOS initialization problem.
- *4 Trident 8800s do not sync very well in 256 color modes.
- *5 On Trident 8900s the screen can not cross the 512k border.
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- Ahead, Compaq, Everex, Genoa, NCR and Video 7 could not be tested
- as I've been unable to find such cards.
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- By all means report bugs, new test results and new rutines for
- detection, bankswitching etc.
- But please I don't need 200 reports of "Gee it works on my XYZ Tseng 3000
- card also..." (now if it doesn't.. THAT would be of interest).
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- Remember that many VGA cards are not what they seem. Even brand names
- can contain chips from other makers (ATI, Everex and Genoa have all
- used other chips in their boards!).
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- Enjoy.
- Finn Thoegersen jesperf@daimi.aau.dk