On 7/28/06, Dieter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > One could write the mode into some sort of NVRAM on the board, but if
> > this is the system console, you have a catch-22. You need a display to
> > show you what you are about to write to the board that controls the display.
>
> You can always put the card into a PC in which it won't be the primary
> display and you can use the NVRAM or flash it with videobios or fpga
> binary which will implement your specific monitor timing right after boot.
That is probably acceptable for most users of the OGD board.
It will not be acceptable for OGC users.
Well, there is the risk of hosing your BIOS, but the same tool that
you would use to program the custom video modes would also be able to
restore the whole BIOS to the latest revision. Why is that a problem
for OGC? Or is it not a technical problem...?
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