Ola comrades
"V got interesting Deutsche XT clone of 8088 (Schneider Euro XT)
Trying to install in subj.VGA-card in 8-bit slot mode fcrse .
There is a problem - it randomly starts system in color or grayscale mode. Don't know why....
MB have no real switches, but presoldered (I tried some around video chip with knife and soldering - no effect)
Any ideas?
Try a different monitor. Back then, one ID pin was used for mono, but that one is used for DDC these days. You could also modify the VGA cable.
Sounds like a job for Samwell!
wrote:Try a different monitor. Back then, one ID pin was used for mono, but that one is used for DDC these days. You could also modify the VGA cable.
How do you think I can get older crt-vga monitor ))) it all on junkyard now.
I read a lot about this pin problem - do you have any ideas which pin is needed.
(As i know there is 3 - like 4, 11 and 12)
Pin 12. If connected to GND, the graphics card will display color; if not connected (open), the graphics card will display mono.
It's probably easiest to solder a GND connection to pin 12 directly on the VGA card. Since the pins are exposed on the back side of the card, this takes maybe one minute. 😉
schss!
It doesn't work
two of 3 id pins is totally in air. pin 12 available to try only. Doesn't work too (started artifacts...)
Any another ideas?
Maybe somebody have ehhhh manual for this wunderwaffe?
Any dos (not more 720kb) utility that can test video modes?
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If this was about a more recent computer, I would maybe have recommended installing a V2*.
(*3dfX Voodoo 2, of course.)
Edit: Did you try MODE COLOR or MODE MONO in DOS ?
Edit: I meant MODE CO40 / MODE CO80 and MODE MONO (MODE BW40 / MODE BW80) , of course.
The commands are described here: http://www.easydos.com/mode.html
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In what to one race is no time at all, another race can rise and fall..." - The Minstrel
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This has been discussed before (exactly the same discussion), just do a search.
Use the smonitor utility in tvgautil.zip ('smonitor c').
Guyz, it seems I found problem.
Just now (cause didn't find way to disassembling CRT monitor - no one screw... f..ng compaq capitalistic bastards) I vandalized monitor's vga d-sub.
I cut off pin 12 (twelve mthfckr) to devils hell.
And FFFFFFFFFF...ck! It works! Works Works Works!
AAAAAAAA
It seems works.
Anyway thanks for attention.
