Re: [foxboro] D-style Sun box loses video

duc.do@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> Thanks to your advice on m64config (also to an off-list suggestion of
> similar vein from Ted Jirik), I was able to check the primary frame
> buffer on the affected Ultra 5. It was set at 1280x1024x60. (Remember
> this has been working all along for years.)
> 
> I changed it to the Foxboro default of 1152x900x76 but to no avail. All
> these testing gyrations were done while the box is hooked to a Foxboro
> (Sony) CRT. Out of desperation, we connected it to a NEC LCD with Ambix
> (auto-sync) capability, and finally got some video signal, though not
> entirely functional. I rebooted the box and the primary video finally
> worked on the LCD. At that point, I switched it back to the CRT, and
> wouldn't you know it, it also worked! There's some FM in there that I
> don't entirely understand. But the thing works, and it's good enough for
> me for now.
> 
> Thanks for all the suggestions and advices. The list came through again.
> 
> Duc

I am suspicious of your VGA cable.  They can be flakey at times. Perhaps 
when you changed to the LCD you jiggled the cable a little bit.  If it 
ever happens again you might try just replacing the cable first.

 
 
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