Jo22 wrote:Edit: Since this is a colour issue, maybe the RAMDAC chip is to blame.
I recall older Linux distros having problems with certain RAMDACs, so you were forced to select the right one during installation.
Anyway, that's just an idea. Depending on the pinout, RAMDACs were interchangeable.
Unlikely.
RAMDAC is only important for modes greater than 8bpp, and for some time there were various cards based on the same chipset, but with different RAMDACs, eg. a basic model with 8bpp RAMDAC, and a premium model with hi-color RAMDAC.
So yes, it was important to know which RAMDAC a given card was using.
But in this case it's irrelevant, ET3000 can't into more than 8bpp anyway.
I still suspect it may be misconfiguration, and 4 DIP switches = 16 combinations, perfectly possible to try them all...
Żywotwór planetarny, jego gnijące błoto, jest świtem egzystencji, fazą wstępną, i wyłoni się z krwawych ciastomózgowych miedź miłująca...