1mach32info(1)                 Svgalib User Manual                mach32info(1)
2
3
4

NAME

6       mach32info - read out configuration information of a Mach32
7

SYNOPSIS

9       mach32info {info|force}
10
11

DESCRIPTION

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
19       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
25       Do not redirect 'stderr' as you won't hear the beep.
26
27       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
32       Note that this tool comes without any warranty!  Use  it  at  your  own
33       risk!
34
35       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
40       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.
44
45

OPTIONS

47       info   print out the configuration information. Without info mach32info
48              prints a usage message (looking almost like this manpage ;-)).
49
50       force  The force option disables the sanity check that tries to  detect
51              the presence of the mach32 prior to printing the information.
52
53              Do  not  use this option unless you are really, really sure that
54              you have a Mach32 compatible vga card installed.
55
56       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
61       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.
67
68

SEE ALSO

70       svgalib(7), svgalib.mach32(7), vgagl(7), libvga.config(5).
71
72

AUTHOR

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.
77
78
79
80Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)               2 Aug 1997                     mach32info(1)
Impressum