> Does setmon give any ideas which graphics modes at which refresh rates > the different adaptors support under IRIX? I don't have any Irix nor any > header files of it, so anything of help to teach the newport driver > different graphics modes will be greatly appreciated. > -- Guido
Here are some cryptic notes from the manpage. I think all XXHz modes refer to 1280x1024. --- BEGIN EXCERPT --- XS, XZ, Elan, and Extreme Graphics: support the standard names 30HZ, 50HZ, 60HZ, 72HZ, NTSC, PAL, IRIS3K, STR_RECT, STR_BOT, STR_TOP and 343. Also, format may be the name (minus the '.vfo' extension) of one of the video format files which reside in /usr/gfx/ucode/GR2/vof. Entry/Starter Graphics: supports 60HZ. XL Graphics (Indy or Indigo2): supports the standard names 50HZ, 60HZ, 70HZ, 72HZ, 76HZ, NTSC, PAL, IRIS3K, STR_RECT, STR_BOT, and STR_TOP. Video format files reside in /usr/gfx/ucode/NG1/vof. CRM Graphics: supports the standard names 50HZ, 60HZ, 72HZ, 70HZ, 75HZ, STR_RECT, STR_BOT, and STR_TOP. Also allowed is the name (minus the '.vfo' extension) of one of the video format files which reside in /usr/gfx/ucode/CRM/vof. The following letters at the end of a format name signify: p format is for a Flat-Panel Display. s format is for stereo. IMPACT Graphics: supports the standard names 50HZ, 60HZ, 72HZ, 76HZ, STR_RECT, STR_BOT, and STR_TOP. Also, format may be the name of one of the video format files (minus the '.vfo' extension). These files reside in the directory /usr/gfx/ucode/MGRAS/vof for Indigo2 High Impact and Solid Impact and OCTANE SI and SSI systems. Systems with one RE.) The directory is /usr/gfx/ucode/MGRAS/vof/2RSS for Indigo2 Maximum Impact and OCTANE MXI systems, which have two RE's. The following letters at the end of a format name signify: p format is for a Flat-Panel Display. s format is for stereo. _32db allows deep (32-bit) double-buffered visuals, but with no Z. _pbuf allows programs to allocate pbuffers in the Z bitplane of the framebuffer. RealityEngine and InfiniteReality Graphics: support the standard names 60HZ 30HZ, NTSC, PAL, 343, HDTV, VGA, 72HZ, STR_RECT, STR_BOT, and STR_TOP. In addition, format may be the name of one of the video format files, which are named according to the convention: <width>x<height>_<framerate> For example, 1280x1024_60 implies a video format that is 1280 pixels wide, 1024 pixels high and runs at 60 Hz. Letters added at the end of a format name signify special options: i for interlaced, s for stereo, q for field sequential, f for framelocking, and k for special alternate formats respectively. For RealityEngine, the video format files reside in the directory /usr/gfx/ucode/RE/dg2/vof. For InfiniteReality, the video format files reside in /usr/gfx/ucode/KONA/dg4/vfo. Those directories contain a README file which describes the formats shipped with a release. [blah blah... more about InfiniteReality which none of us can afford anyways] The NTSC and PAL video formats are actually the 525 and 625 line component RGB formats, and are not the composite video formats that these names imply. [...] On systems that support custom video output formats, a user-defined format may be selected by placing the file containing the VOF into the appropriate /usr/gfx/ucode/vof subdirectory. A given user0defined format may then be selected by specifying the file name as the format argument. [Too bad that the format of these files is not described.] -- END EXCERPT --- The files in /usr/gfx/ucode which describe the video formats are in some binary format and I haven't been able to find any documentation on this format. :( I'm sure there are better sources of information on this subject. - Michael ===== MIPS: 64-bit since 1992 DEC Alpha: 64-bit since 1992 PowerPC: 64-bit since 1994 UltraSPARC: 64-bit since 1995 PA-RISC: 64-bit since 1996 Intel: Trying to catch up in 2001? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1
