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[Igor Gueths]

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Hi. Actually Gene, I think I have a minor correction to what you said earlier about monitors.
On Fri, Nov 12, 2004 at 08:35:03AM -0600, Gene Collins wrote:
> 
> Hi all.  Actually, you may want to check out a package called
> SuperVgaTextMode.  It interactively sets the screen resolution on video
> cards, if the machine is not using a frame buffer device.  If your video
> chip supports it, you can get some really large screen sizes like
> 202x81.  Your mileage will very according to your video chip and what
> clock rates it supports.  Warning: Be *** V E R Y * CAREFUL!  *** 
> Setting a resolution with a clock rate not supported by your monitor can
> damage the monitor.  You have been warned!

I think newer monitors, such as one that I have will drop the video signal entirely once it figures out it can't properly display it. A message that says something like "no signal" is 
displayed. And then once I set the resolution to something the monitor could display, the image came back on. As to whether or not the monitor is still digesting the video signal in some way I 
am not sure, which is why I said "possible minor correction."

> 
> Nevertheless, if you are like me and run with the monitor turned off,
> you can set the video card for whatever clock rate and resolution it
> will support.  Just don't expect to turn on the monitor, and if you do,
> reset to a supported clock and resolution first!
> 
> Gene
> 
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