1mach32info(1) Svgalib User Manual mach32info(1)
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6 mach32info - read out configuration information of a Mach32
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9 mach32info {info|force}
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13 mach32info prints out almost all the info about your mach32 card from
14 configuration registers and Mach32 EEPROM. It also measures the Mach32
15 clocks. A completely idle system is required when these measurements
16 are being performed. During these measurements, the video signals will
17 be screwed up for about 3-4 seconds.
18 If your monitor does not switch off when getting a video signal it
20 can't stand (fixed freq. monitors) better switch it off before starting
21 mach32info. Your computer will beep when it is finished probing. You
22 can redirect the 'stdout' of mach32info to some file for viewing the
23 results easier or mailing them.
24 Do not redirect 'stderr' as you won't hear the beep.
26 This tool is part of svgalib. Although it's output maybe useful to
28 debug Xfree86 Mach32 Servers, I am NOT related to Xfree86! Please do
29 not send me (Michael Weller) any Xfree86 bug reports! Thanx in
30 advance.
31 Note that this tool comes without any warranty! Use it at your own
33 risk!
34 Warning, this tool does not check for VC changes etc.. Just let it run
36 in its own virtual console as root and don't try to fool it. Actually
37 this is due to it not using svgalib at all but simply accessing the
38 Mach32.
39 Please report any problems with running mach32info or with configuring
41 the svgalib(7)'s Mach32 driver to Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
42 essen.de>. Include the results from running this test with your
43 report.
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47 info print out the configuration information. Without info mach32info
48 prints a usage message (looking almost like this manpage ;-)).
49 force The force option disables the sanity check that tries to detect
51 the presence of the mach32 prior to printing the information.
52 Do not use this option unless you are really, really sure that
54 you have a Mach32 compatible vga card installed.
55 This utility is part of svgalib and can be found in the mach32/ subdi‐
57 rectory of the original svgalib distribution. However, it is not
58 installed by default, s.t. it is unclear where you can find it if your
59 svgalib was install by a linux distribution.
60 In case of any such problem, simply get an svgalib distribution from
62 the net. You don't need to install it. Just make in the mach32/ subdi‐
63 recty. As of this writing, svgalib-1.2.12.tar.gz is the latest version
64 and can be retrieved by ftp from sunsite.unc.edu at
65 /pub/Linux/libs/graphics and tsx-11.mit.edu at /pub/linux/sources/libs
66 which will most probably be mirrored by a site close to you.
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70 svgalib(7), svgalib.mach32(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5).
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74 This manual page was edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-
75 essen.de>. He also wrote the referenced utility as well as of the
76 original documentation.
77Svgalib (>= 1.2.11) 2 Aug 1997 mach32info(1)