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Posted by: markyb86 on 2013-01-08 19:03:21
Is it possible to hack the avaliable display modes to add my monitors native resolution of 1440x900 in os 8.6?
I may just need the ati driver for this card, but It seems like it was supported by default. (ATI Rage Theater)
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Posted by: Byrd on 2013-01-08 19:28:33
Check the os9forever website, there used to exist a slightly modified driver to support widescreen resolutions such as this on ATI cards.
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Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2013-01-08 22:28:52
I dunno about 8.6, but my MDD running 9.2.2 (the one I develop Classilla on) does 1920x1080 without any specific drivers.
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Posted by: markyb86 on 2013-01-09 06:22:44
Oops... didn't see I put "6.6" but luckily you all knew what I meant.
I was searching far and wide last night but I cannot find a source for anything. A few sites link to ATI drivers but all the links are dead.
I think what I need is an apple supplied OpenGL package "1.01" but I cannot track it down.
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Posted by: beachycove on 2013-01-09 06:48:38
Try Resolution Manager, which I think was originally developed by the guy who runs System7today.
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Posted by: leitec on 2013-01-31 15:43:29
Have you checked this site?
http://gona.mactar.hu/ATI_Mac/
I have a B&W G3 (also 8.6) with an original Radeon card. For whatever reason the latest drivers give me a slightly wrong resolution that is 8 pixels wider than the monitor's native resolution. But the original Radeon Mac retail drivers from that site work great. I am using 1440x900 over DVI. But I believe as long as your monitor has proper DDC and your card can read it you should be able to do that with analog VGA as well.
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Posted by: markyb86 on 2013-01-31 16:58:13
I've been to that site but I've been unable to find a download link that works :-(
EDIT: nvm found one that works and im going to give it a go right now.
Thank you
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Posted by: markyb86 on 2013-01-31 17:40:46
ok, I have the 1.1.1 drivers and the latest openGL but still cant hit that resolution :-(
might have to find the card that belongs in this machine... this Theater card is just too weird I guess.
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Posted by: Bunsen on 2013-02-02 02:16:23
There's a resedit hack for running a specific PCI video card at arbitrary resolutions which someone posted here - in an 8500 under OS 8.something I think. Search?
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Posted by: ClassicHasClass on 2013-02-02 10:21:33
I think that was noidentity. You could try PMing him, but I don't know if he comes here still.
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Posted by: Trash80toHP_Mini on 2013-02-02 14:53:12
I could only get 512 x 384 outta' my G3 under 6.6, IIRC . . .
. . . so I'm watching this one with interest.
< . . . fixed! 😱) >
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Posted by: markyb86 on 2013-02-02 17:48:13
thank you for fixing that jt!
and thanks for that Bunsen and Classic, I'm going to shoot off a PM
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