The following video cards are supported by installing the SCO Xsight
2.3 Server Enhanced Feature Supplement (EFS). Note that this EFS
will install on SCO XENIX, SCO UNIX and SCO Open Desktop Systems.
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NOTE:
Many IBM compatible EGA and VGA boards will work even though
they may not be explicitly mentioned.
Open Desktop contains the extended graphics console driver and
supports access to the high resolutions graphics cards listed.
Refer to the SCO Xsight 2.3 Server EFS Cover letter and Release
and Installation Notes for additional information and limitations
in video adapter support.
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Card Resolution Type Notes
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ATI Wonder VGA 640x350 16-color
ATI Wonder VGA 640x480 16-color
ATI Wonder V5 Rev 2 56HZ 800x600 16-color
ATI Wonder V4 Rev 2 56HZ 800x600 16-color
ATI Wonder V5 Rev 2 56HZ 800x600 16-color
ATI Wonder Plus VGA 72HZ 640x350 16-color
ATI Wonder Plus VGA 56HZ 800x600 16-color 6
ATI Wonder Plus VGA 60HZ 800x600 16-color 6
ATI Wonder Plus VGA 72HZ 800x600 16-color 6
Chips 451 VGA 640x480 16-color
Chips 451 C&T SVGA 800x600 16-color
Chips 452 Super VGA 640x480 16-color
Chips 452 Super VGA 720x540 16-color
Chips 452 Super VGA 800x600 16-color
Chips 452 Super VGA 960x720 16-color
Chips 452 Super VGA 1024x768 16-color
Compaq AG1024 1024x768 16-color 8,10
Compaq AG1024 1024x768 256-color 8,10
Compaq Plasma 640x400 2-color
Compaq VGC 640x350 16-color 7
Compaq VGC 640x480 16-color 7
Cornerstone Single Page 768x1008 Monochrome 10
Cornerstone PC1280 1280x960 Monochrome 10
Cornerstone DualPage 1600x1280 Monochrome 10
EISA EVC-1 VGA 640x480 16-color
EISA EVC-1 SVGA 1024x768 16-color
EISA EVC-1 DVGA 1024x768 256-color
EIZO MD-B07 640x350 16-color
EIZO MD-B07 640x480 16-color
EIZO MD-B07 800x600 16-color
EIZO MD-B10 640x350 16-color
EIZO Extra/EM 640x480 16-color
EIZO Extra/EM 800x600 16-color
EIZO Extra/EM SVGA 1024x768 16-color
EIZO Extra/EM SVGA Interlv 1024x768 16-color
Genoa Super VGA(5000 series) 640x350 16-color 1,2
Genoa Super VGA(5000 series) 640x480 16-color 1,2
Genoa Super VGA(5000 series) 800x600 16-color 1,2
Genoa Super VGA(5000 series) 1024x768 16-color 1,2
Genoa Super VGA(5000 series) 1024x768 16-color 1,2
Interlv
Grid System 1530 Display 640x400 Monochrome
Hercules Monochrome
Graphics Card 720x350 Monochrome
HP IGC EGA 640x350 16-color
HP IGC-10 1024x768 16-color 10
HP IGC-10 1024x768 256-color 10
IBM 8514/A 640x480 16-color 9,10
IBM 8514/A 640x480 256-color 9,10
IBM 8514/A 1024x768 16-color 9,10
IBM 8514/A 1024x768 256-color 9,10
IBM EGA 640x350 16-color
IBM VGA 640x350 16-color
IBM VGA 640x480 16-color
Orchid Designer 640x350 16-color 2,3
Orchid Designer 640x480 16-color 2,3
Orchid Designer 800x600 16-color 2,3
Orchid Designer 1024x768 16-color 2,3
Orchid Designer Interlv 1024x768 16-color 2,3
Paradise 8514A 640x480 16-color 9,10
Paradise 8514A 640x480 256-color 9,10
Paradise 8514A 1024x768 16-color 9,10
Paradise 8514A 1024x768 256-color 9,10
Paradise VGA 1024 640x350 16-color
Paradise VGA 1024 640x480 16-color
Paradise VGA 1024 800x600 16-color
Paradise VGA 1024 1024x768 16-color
Paradise VGA Plus 640x350 16-color 4
Paradise VGA Plus 640x480 16-color 4
Paradise VGA Plus 800x600 16-color 4
Quadram QuadVGA 640x350 16-color
Quadram QuadVGA 640x480 16-color
Quadram QuadVGA 800x600 16-color
Quadram QuadVGA 1024x768 16-color
Renaissance Rendition II 640x350 16-color 10
Renaissance Rendition II 640x480 16-color 10
Renaissance Rendition II 1024x768 16-color 10
Renaissance Rendition II 1024x768 256-color 10
STB Extra-EM 640x350 16-color 1
STB Extra/EM 640x480 16-color 1
STB Extra/EM 800x600 16-color 1
STB Extra/EM 1024x768 16-color 1
STB Extra/EM Interlv 1024x768 16-color 1
Tecmar VGA/AD 640x350 16-color
Tecmar VGA/AD 640x480 16-color
Tecmar VGA/AD 800x600 16-color
Tecmar VGA/AD 1024x768 16-color
Tecmar VGA/AD Interlv 1024x768 16-color
Toshiba Grid 758 Display 640x400 Monochrome
Toshiba Grid Plasma Display 640x400 Monochrome
Trident TVGA 8900 640x480 16-color
Trident TVGA 8900 800x600 16-color
Trident TVGA 8900 1024x768 16-color
Trident TVGA 8900 Interlv 1024x768 16-color
Verticom MX/AT VGA 640x480 16-color
Verticom MX/AT VGA 800x600 16-color
Verticom MX/AT VGA 1024x768 16-color
Video Seven VEGA 640x350 16-color
Video Seven VEGA/Deluxe 640x350 16-color
Video Seven VEGA/Deluxe 640x480 16-color
Video 7 Fast Write VGA 640x350 16-color
Video 7 Fast Write VGA 640x480 16-color
Video 7 Fast Write VGA 800x600 16-color
Video 7 VGA 1024i 640x350 16-color
Video 7 VGA 1024i 640x480 16-color
Video 7 VGA 1024i 800x600 16-color
Video 7 VGA 1024i 1024x768 16-color 5
Video 7 VGA 1024i 44MHz 1024x768 16-color 5
Video 7 VGA 1024i 48MHz 1024x768 16-color 5
Video 7 VGA 1024i 65MHz 1024x768 16-color 5
Video7 VRAM 640x350 16-color
Video7 VRAM 640x480 16-color
Video7 VRAM 800x600 16-color
NOTE:
(1) If you are using STB VGA/EM or Genoa Super VGA graphics boards,
character mode is not properly restored to the console when
exiting. Certain characters are followed by vertical bars when
you terminate Open Desktop
(2) The Orchid Designer and Genoa Super VGA boards conflict with the
addresses used by the 3c503 and WD8003E network cards.
(3) The Orchid graphics adapter card does not work in extended mode
on a 20 megahertz or faster bus. In addition, the Orchid uses
IRQ 2 during certain refresh operations in particular video modes.
(4) The Paradise VGA Plus/16 and VGA Professional and other 16-bit VGA
adapters based on the Paradise or Western Digital chipset must be
installed in an 8-bit bus slot. Call your hardware vendor to find
out if your 16-bit adapter uses the Paradise or Western Digital
chipset and ask for a hardware fix. A design flaw affects memory
addressing and DMA transfers over one megabyte. You may experience
intermittent problems with floppy disk, tape, or hard disk writes.
One way of identifying this problem is by reading a hexidecimal
dump of a file. A normal file looks like this:
$cat testfile
this is a test!
only a test.
$hd testfile
0000 74 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 30 74 65 73 74 21 this is a test!.
0010 6f 6e 6c 79 20 61 20 74 65 73 74 2e 0a only a test...
(5) The Video 7 1024i 1024x768 has 4 horizontal scan modes:
40 MHz
44 MHz
48 MHz
65 MHz
When you choose to install a Video 7 adapter with mkdev graphics,
the 4 1024x768 choices correspond to these 4 scan modes.
(6) If you are using an ATI Wonder Plus graphics adapter on a system
running Open Desktop 1.0, do not run your server in high resolution
mode (800x600). Using this card in high resolution mode causes
your screen to either display black streaks or turns your screen
completely black when you execute the server. If you experience
this problem, press <Alt> <SysReq> to end your current session and
then reconfigure your adapter to use 640x480 resolution. Note that
this problem does not apply if you are running Open Desktop 1.1.
(7) The "Xsight 2.3 Server Limitations" section in the release notes
indicates that the Compaq VGC grafinfo entry causes the server to
fail on a system running MPX 1.1. This is not completely accurate
in that the limitation is not related or restricted to the presence
of MPX 1.1. The Compaq VGC grafinfo entry simply causes the server
to fail. To avoid this limitation, use the IBM VGA grafinfo entry
instead.
(8) You cannot run the 2.3 server on a Compaq AG1024 graphics adapter
that is installed on a Compaq SystemPro machine. If you are using
this hardware configuration and you attempt to run the server,
your screen display is severely distorted to the point of being
unusable.
(9) If you are using an 8514/A graphics adapter and you are running
multiple ODT-DOS windows in which you need to zoom applications,
there is a limitation regarding the method in which you end your
ODT-DOS sessions. If you zoom an application in an ODT-DOS window
and then close that window by pressing <Alt>4 or by double-clicking
on the Window menu button, the server will crash the next time you
zoom an application in one of your other ODT-DOS windows.
For more information refer to the SCO Xsight 2.3 Server Cover
letter.
(10) Refer to the SCO Xsight 2.3 Server Release and Installation
Notes for information/limitations.
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