Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT

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Title: Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT
Post by: galgot on March 01, 2015, 07:42:48 AM
Hi,
As the title says I installed Openstep 4.2 on a Satellite 4090XCDT. I've checked about video drivers compatibility and only found this :
http://markmail.org/message/kexmbg3lvmn5l5iu

Note it says there "490XCDT", not 4090XCDT, don't know if it is a typo... or a different model. Anyway , I've tried the Diamond Stealth ViRGE driver and adding "0x8c015333" to the  AutoDetect ID in expert mode , but it doesn't work. Stays in 640x480 greyscale.

Question is , should my Device ID be different on my model, and how to find it ?
Any ideas ?

Thanks.
Title: Re: Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT
Post by: Morgon on March 01, 2015, 02:57:00 PM
Quote from: "galgot"
Anyway , I've tried the Diamond Stealth ViRGE driver and adding "0x8c015333" to the  AutoDetect ID in expert mode , but it doesn't work. Stays in 640x480 greyscale.

Question is , should my Device ID be different on my model, and how to find it ?


Sometimes just changing the AutodetectID in the configuration table is not enough. Some drivers do additional tests on the DeviceIDs when loading and you won't be able to tweak these as easily.
Title: Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT
Post by: galgot on March 01, 2015, 04:41:17 PM
I see, Thanks Morgon.
But was wondering, is a device ID specifiic to a video card model ? Or is it different for every computer with the same vid card model ?
In that case do you know how to find the Device ID ?
Don't know if that can change anything, but anyway...
Title: Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT
Post by: Morgon on March 02, 2015, 03:16:51 PM
Quote from: "galgot"I see, Thanks Morgon.
But was wondering, is a device ID specifiic to a video card model ? Or is it different for every computer with the same vid card model ?
In that case do you know how to find the Device ID ?
Don't know if that can change anything, but anyway...

PCI IDs are listed by the NeXT on startup when you switch off the graphic boot screen (type a space and return at the boot prompt "boot:"). You can also look them up in "usr/adm/messages". The only problem is to find out which ID belongs to which device.
Title: Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT
Post by: Rob Blessin Black Hole on March 02, 2015, 03:55:07 PM
Quote from: "Morgon"
Quote from: "galgot"I see, Thanks Morgon.
But was wondering, is a device ID specifiic to a video card model ? Or is it different for every computer with the same vid card model ?
In that case do you know how to find the Device ID ?
Don't know if that can change anything, but anyway...

PCI IDs are listed by the NeXT on startup when you switch off the graphic boot screen (type a space and return at the boot prompt "boot:"). You can also look them up in "usr/adm/messages". The only problem is to find out which ID belongs to which device.

You might want to try the little known but very cool Openstep 4.2 VESA driver , it installs with the Y2K patch! https://support.apple.com/kb/TA45370?locale=en_US&viewlocale=en_US
Best regards Rob Blessin
Title: Openstep 4.2 on Toshiba Satellite 4090XCDT
Post by: galgot on March 03, 2015, 01:36:09 AM
Thanks a lot both !
Will check that .

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