
HOWTO make an EGA monitor work...

The server with this kit has two built in modes, that should be enough to
ensure that X will show up, after started.

These modes are:

  "640x350"   28.5  656 700 708 760   350 370 391 400
  "640x480"   28.5  656 700 708 760   350 370 391 400

After the program has been installed, it is time to run xf86config.  Note that
one cannot run XF86Setup (yet), so this is needed to create a configuration
file that will work.

Running xf86config, it will ask for the Hsync Frequency... answer with the
choice '11' and set it to 31.5-40.  It will also ask for Vert Refresh Rate,
answer with the choice '4' (40-150).

When asked for a name for the Monitor device, name it after your choice, but
answer 'y' to see the Cards database.  Here you will see many cards, among
wich "EGA Monitor" will be one... number 116.  Enter this as the card.

An EGA graphics card, neither has a RAMDAC nor a CLOCKCHIP... so these should
be left out.  And the card information, has provided with it a clocks line,
so answer 'n' when asked if 'run X -probeonly'.  Then answer 'y' to create a
config file.

The program xf86config, will have created a generic device, which will
contain a modes line "640x480" for a normal VGA16 Server.  The ega chipset
will translate this modeline according to its builtin information, so you
should be all set to run 'startx' after the above.  Hereafter, you can run
XF86Setup to adjust your settings.

If there is any trouble, the 'ega' driver will do a dump of its registers
that will show how its setting are... please e-mail this information to me,
if any trouble should arise... to attain the data do:

  'startx >& output.startx'   <-- from a (t)csh

and then send me the 'output.startx' file...

Good luck.

  oe.hansen@halmstad.mail.telia.com
   oehansen@daimi.aau.dk
