zerofive--- composed on 2023-08-06 02:08 (UTC+0200):
> This question may been asked a million times but I just can't figure it out,
> and
> googling it gives no results (except telling me that I need to use `mode` and
> some parameters but this just wouldn't give me what I am trying to achieve)
> But I found out that `NANSI.SYS` contains a paramter which (I think) allows
> me
> to set at least 640x480 resolution. I also included it (nansi.sys) in
> FDCONFIG.SYS with parameters `/t18` but it doesnt seem to work. Any idea on
> what
> could be the issue or I need to do it the other way?
For those who haven't seen them before, attached are the video config files used
by Borland's Paradox for DOS and Quattro Pro for DOS. The actually produce the
mode menuitems found in the apps, besides their use for setting selected modes.
These were modified by me decades ago, first to better facilitate use of Tseng
proprietary 132 column SVGA text modes, and later ATI's. With Tseng I was
usually
using 132x30. With ATI I switched to 132x43. I'm still using both apps mostly
using the DOS built into OS/2, and Radeon X600 PCIe GPU on a Core2Duo E6400, but
every now & then checking to see if PC DOS 2000 still boots and runs them.
IIRC, I never found a way to get any SVGA text modes to work with any Intel or
NVidia GPU. I don't think I even tried with NVidia.
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##############################################################################
#
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# WARNING!
# Do not attempt to modify this file unless you absolutely know what
# you are doing. Improper changes to this file could cause permanent
# damage your display adapter and/or monitor!
# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#
# Adapter Node Format:
#
# Menu Choice, first item of sub-menu, last item of sub-menu, 0
#
# Leaf Node Format:
#
# Menu Choice, Mode, AX, BX
#
# Mode: 0 = Auto detect (use existing mode or set to 2, 3, or 7)
# 2 = EGA/VGA adapter 80x25 black & white
# 3 = EGA/VGA adapter 80x25 color
# 7 = Monochrome
# 0x0FF = Use AX,BX values with INT 10
# 0x102 = EGA/VGA adapter 43/50 line black & white
# 0x103 = EGA/VGA adapter 43/50 line color
#
# Note: This resource file is NOT format-compatible with
# Quattro/PRO VIDEO.RSC.
#
# Comments on changes from distribution file:
#
# The inital menu group is unmodified. Next among menu
# choices are the VESA modes. None of these were in the
# distribution file. Next come several card brand names.
# Several brand listings from the distribution file have
# been dropped. They are instead covered among the last
# listed, which are based upon the graphics chip rather than
# card brand names, eliminating some duplication.
#
# Most modern graphics cards, probably all, support at least
# one of the VESA modes. Probably most have non-standard
# modes that may or may not be shared with other cards
# and/or chips. The non-standard modes may be more suitable
# for particular needs not supported by the VESA modes.
# Examples of brands with no non-VESA modes are Elsa and
# Matrox.
#
# Because overlap among different chips is less than 100%,
# all modes in each last group are not necessarily supported
# by every chip in the group.
#
# 1999/04/07
#
##############################################################################
77 # total number of menu items
21 # number of root menu items
5 # number of root menu leaves
A: Auto-detect,0,0,0 # 0 root leaf
B: Monochrome,7,0,0 # 1 root leaf
C: CGA/EGA/VGA: 80x25,3,0,0 # 2 root leaf
D: EGA/VGA: 80x43/50,0x103,0,0 # 3 root leaf
,,, # 4 separator line
F: VESA SVGA Text Modes,21,25,0 # 5 root item
,,, # 6 separator line
H: Ahead Systems VGA Wizard,26,29,0 # 7 root item
I: ATI VGA Wonder,30,31,0 # 8 root item
J: Compaq Integrated (132 column) VGS,32,36,0 # 9 root item
K: Everex Viewpoint VGA/EV-673 VGA,37,42,0 # 10 root item
L: Genoa Systems Super VGA,43,45,0 # 11 root item
M: Oak Technologies,46,49,0 # 12 root item
N: Sigma VGA Legend/HP16,50,51,0 # 13 root item
O: STB PowerGraph VGA,52,53,0 # 14 root item
P: Video-7 VRAM VGA,54,56,0 # 15 root item
,,, # 16 separator line
W: Cirrus Logic; S3 Trio,57,58,0 # 17 root item
X: Western Digital,59,63,0 # 18 root item
Y: Trident TVGA,64,70,0 # 19 root item
Z: Tseng ETxx00,71,76,0 # 20 root item
A: VESA SVGA Text: 132x25,0xff,20226,265 # 21 VESA SVGA Text Mode Submenu
B: VESA SVGA Text: 132x43,0xff,20226,266 # 22 "
C: VESA SVGA Text: 132x50,0xff,20226,267 # 23 "
D: VESA SVGA Text: 132x60,0xff,20226,268 # 24 "
E: VESA SVGA Text: 80x60,0xff,20226,264 # 25 "
A: VGA Wizard: 80x34,0xff,50,0 # 26 VGA Wizard submenu
B: VGA Wizard: 80x45,0xff,51,0 # 27 " "
C: VGA Wizard: 132x25,0xff,35,0 # 28 " "
D: VGA Wizard: 132x44,0xff,34,0 # 29 " "
A: ATI VGA: 132x25,0xff,35,0 # 30 ATI submenu
B: ATI VGA: 132x44,0xff,51,0 # 31 " "
A: Compaq VGS: 132x25,0xff,35,0 # 32 Compaq submenu
B: Compaq VGS: 132x28,0xff,36,0 # 33 " "
C: Compaq VGS: 132x43,0xff,34,0 # 34 " "
D: Compaq VGS: 132x50,0xff,39,0 # 35 " "
E: Compaq VGS: 132x60,0xff,40,0 # 36 " "
A: Everex VGA: 80x34,0xff,112,3 # 37 Everex VGA submenu
B: Everex VGA: 80x60,0xff,112,4 # 38 " "
C: Everex VGA: 100x43,0xff,112,7 # 39 " "
D: Everex VGA: 100x75,0xff,112,8 # 40 " "
E: Everex VGA: 132x25,0xff,112,10 # 41 " "
F: Everex VGA: 132x44,0xff,112,11 # 42 " "
A: Genoa VGA: 132x25,0xff,35,0 # 43 Genoa VGA submenu
B: Genoa VGA: 132x28,0xff,36,0 # 44 " "
C: Genoa VGA: 132x43,0xff,34,0 # 45 " "
A: Oak Technologies: 80x60,0xff,78,0 # 46 Orchid VGA submenu
B: Oak Technologies: 132x25,0xff,80,0 # 47 " "
C: Oak Technologies: 132x43,0xff,81,0 # 48 " "
D: Oak Technologies: 132x60,0xff,79,0 # 49 " "
A: Sigma VGA: 132x25,0xff,28,0 # 50 Sigma VGA submenu
B: Sigma VGA: 132x44,0xff,29,0 # 51 " "
A: STB VGA: 132x25,0xff,35,0 # 52 STB VGA submenu
B: STB VGA: 132x44,0xff,34,0 # 53 " "
A: Video-7 VGA: 80x60,0xff,28421,67 # 54 Video-7 VGA submenu
B: Video-7 VGA: 100x60,0xff,28421,68 # 55 " "
C: Video-7 VGA: 132x43,0xff,28421,66 # 56 " "
A: Cirrus Logic; S3: 132x25,0xff,85,0 # 57 Cirrus/S3 submenu
B: Cirrus Logic; S3: 132x43,0xff,84,0 # 58 " "
A: Western Digital: 132x25,0xff,85,0 # 59 Western Digital submenu
B: Western Digital: 132x28,0xff,71,0 # 60 " "
C: Western Digital: 132x43,0xff,84,0 # 61 " "
D: Western Digital: 132x44,0xff,33,0 # 62 " "
E: Western Digital: 80x50,0xff,102,0 # 63 " "
A: Trident TVGA: 132x25,0xff,83,0 # 64 Trident TVGA submenu
B: Trident TVGA: 132x30,0xff,84,0 # 65 " "
C: Trident TVGA: 132x43,0xff,85,0 # 66 " "
D: Trident TVGA: 132x60,0xff,86,0 # 67 " "
E: Trident TVGA: 80x30,0xff,80,0 # 68 " "
F: Trident TVGA: 80x43,0xff,81,0 # 69 " "
G: Trident TVGA: 80x60,0xff,82,0 # 70 " "
A: Tseng ETxx00: 132x25,0xff,35,0 # 71 Tseng ETx000 submenu
B: Tseng ETxx00: 132x28,0xff,36,0 # 72 " "
C: Tseng ETxx00: 132x44,0xff,34,0 # 73 " "
D: Tseng ETxx00: 132x60,0xff,33,0 # 74 " "
E: Tseng ETxx00: 80x60,0xff,38,0 # 75 " "
F: Tseng ETxx00: 100x40,0xff,42,0 # 76 " "
105 ;last mode defined
23 ;last root pick with submenu
3 ;last root pick with mode change
A: 80x25,0,0,25,80,0 ;0 root pick (mode change)
B: WYSIWYG,0,0,0,0,2 ;1 root pick (mode change)
C: EGA: 80x43,0,0,43,80,0 ;2 root pick (mode change)
D: VGA: 80x50,0,0,50,80,0 ;3 root pick (mode change)
E: Ahead Systems VGA Wizard \16,24,27,0,0,0 ;4 root pick (submenu at
24-27)
F: ATI VGA Wonder \16,28,29,0,0,0 ;5 root pick (submenu at
28-29)
G: Compaq integrated (132 column) VGS \16,30,34,0,0,0 ;6 root pick (submenu at
30-34)
H: Everex Viewpoint VGA/EV-673 VGA \16,35,40,0,0,0 ;7 root pick (submenu at
35-40)
I: Genoa Systems Super VGA \16,41,43,0,0,0 ;8 root pick (submenu at
41-43)
J: Orchid ProDesigner VGA \16,44,47,0,0,0 ;9 root pick (submenu at
44-47)
K: Paradise VGA \16,48,49,0,0,0 ;10 root pick (submenu at
48-49)
L: Sigma VGA Legend/HP16 \16,50,51,0,0,0 ;11 root pick (submenu at
50-51)
M: STB PowerGraph VGA \16,52,53,0,0,0 ;12 root pick (submenu at
52-53)
N: Video-7 VRAM VGA \16,54,59,0,0,0 ;13 root pick (submenu at
54-59)
O: Boca VGA \16,60,63,0,0,0 ;14 root pick (submenu at
60-63)
P: DIAMOND SpeedSTAR VGA \16,64,67,0,0,0 ;15 root pick (submenu at
64-67)
Q: IBM PS/2 (Model 35 & 40 ONLY!) \16,68,68,0,0,0 ;16 root pick (submenu at
68-68)
R: Oak Technologies "CHIPSET" Driver \16,69,72,0,0,0 ;17 root pick (submenu at
69-72)
S: S3 Trio SVGA Chipset \16,73,74,0,0,0 ;18 root pick (submenu at
73-74)
T: Trident SVGA Chipset \16,75,85,0,0,0 ;19 root pick (submenu at
75-85)
U: Tseng ETxx00 SVGA Chipset \16,86,91,0,0,0 ;20 root pick (submenu at
86-91)
X: Western Digital 9710 Chipset \16,92,96,0,0,0 ;21 root pick (submenu at
92-96)
Y: Custom/Experimental mode \16,97,100,0,0,0 ;22 root pick (submenu
at 97-100)
Z: VESA SVGA Text Modes \16,101,105,0,0,0 ;23 root pick (submenu
at 101-105)
A: VGA Wizard: 80x34,50,0,34,80,1 ;24 VGA Wizard submenu
B: VGA Wizard: 80x45,51,0,45,80,1 ;25 "
C: VGA Wizard: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;26 "
D: VGA Wizard: 132x44,34,0,44,132,1 ;27 "
A: ATI VGA: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;28 ATI submenu
B: ATI VGA: 132x44,51,0,44,132,1 ;29 "
A: Compaq VGS: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;30 Compaq submenu
B: Compaq VGS: 132x28,36,0,28,132,1 ;31 "
C: Compaq VGS: 132x43,34,0,43,132,1 ;32 "
D: Compaq VGS: 132x50,39,0,50,132,1 ;33 "
E: Compaq VGS: 132x60,40,0,60,132,1 ;34 "
A: Everex VGA: 80x34,112,3,34,80,1 ;35 Everex VGA submenu
B: Everex VGA: 80x60,112,4,60,80,1 ;36 "
C: Everex VGA: 100x43,112,7,43,100,1 ;37 "
D: Everex VGA: 100x75,112,8,75,100,1 ;38 "
E: Everex VGA: 132x25,112,10,25,132,1 ;39 "
F: Everex VGA: 132x44,112,11,44,132,1 ;40 "
A: Genoa VGA: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;41 Genoa VGA submenu
B: Genoa VGA: 132x28,36,0,28,132,1 ;42 "
C: Genoa VGA: 132x43,34,0,43,132,1 ;43 "
A: Orchid VGA: 80x60,38,0,60,80,1 ;44 Orchid VGA submenu
B: Orchid VGA: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;45 "
C: Orchid VGA: 132x28,36,0,28,132,1 ;46 "
D: Orchid VGA: 132x44,34,0,44,132,1 ;47 "
A: Paradise EGA/VGA: 132x25,85,0,25,132,1 ;48 Paradise VGA submenu
B: Paradise EGA/VGA: 132x43,84,0,43,132,1 ;49 "
A: Sigma VGA: 132x25,28,0,25,132,1 ;50 Sigma VGA submenu
B: Sigma VGA: 132x44,29,0,44,132,1 ;51 "
A: STB VGA: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;52 STB VGA submenu
B: STB VGA: 132x44,34,0,44,132,1 ;53 "
A: Video-7 VGA: 80x43,28421,64,60,80,1 ;54 Video-7 VGA submenu
B: Video-7 VGA: 80x60,28421,67,60,80,1 ;55 "
C: Video-7 VGA: 100x60,28421,68,60,100,1 ;56 "
D: Video-7 VGA: 132x25,28421,65,25,132,1 ;57 "
E: Video-7 VGA: 132x28,28421,69,28,132,1 ;58 "
F: Video-7 VGA: 132x43,28421,66,43,132,1 ;59 "
A: Boca VGA: 80x60,38,0,60,80,1 ;60 Boca VGA submenu
B: Boca VGA: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;61 "
C: Boca VGA: 132x28,36,0,28,132,1 ;62 "
D: Boca VGA: 132x44,34,0,44,132,1 ;63 "
A: SpeedSTAR VGA: 80x60,38,0,60,80,1 ;64 SpeedSTAR VGA submenu
B: SpeedSTAR VGA: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;65 "
C: SpeedSTAR VGA: 132x28,36,0,28,132,1 ;66 "
D: SpeedSTAR VGA: 132x44,34,0,44,132,1 ;67 "
A: PS/2 VGA: 132x25,20,0,25,132,1 ;68 PS/2 VGA submenu
A: Oak VGA Chipset: 80x60,78,0,60,80,1 ;69 Oak VGA submenu
B: Oak VGA Chipset: 132x25,80,0,25,132,1 ;70 "
C: Oak VGA Chipset: 132x43,81,0,43,132,1 ;71 "
D: Oak VGA Chipset: 132x60,79,0,60,132,1 ;72 "
A: S3 Trio Chipset: 132x25,85,0,25,132,1 ;73 S3 Trio submenu
B: S3 Trio Chipset: 132x43,84,0,43,132,1 ;74 "
A: Trident SVGA-1056: 132x25,83,0,25,132,1 ;75 Trident TVGA submenu
B: Trident SVGA-1056: 132x30,84,0,30,132,1 ;76 "
C: Trident SVGA-1056: 132x43,85,0,43,132,1 ;77 "
D: Trident SVGA-1056: 132x60,86,0,60,132,1 ;78 "
E: Trident SVGA-1188: 132x25,87,0,25,132,1 ;79 "
F: Trident SVGA-1188: 132x30,88,0,30,132,1 ;80 "
G: Trident SVGA-1188: 132x43,89,0,43,132,1 ;81 "
H: Trident SVGA-1188: 132x60,90,0,60,132,1 ;82 "
I: Trident SVGA: 80x30,80,0,30,80,1 ;83 "
J: Trident SVGA: 80x43,81,0,43,80,1 ;84 "
K: Trident SVGA: 80x60,82,0,60,80,1 ;85 "
A: Tseng ETxx00: 132x25,35,0,25,132,1 ;86 Tseng submenu
B: Tseng ETxx00: 132x28,36,0,28,132,1 ;87 "
C: Tseng ETxx00: 132x44,34,0,44,132,1 ;88 "
D: Tseng ETxx00: 132x60,33,0,60,132,1 ;89 "
E: Tseng ETxx00: 80x60,38,0,60,80,1 ;90 "
F: Tseng ETxx00: 100x40,42,0,40,100,1 ;91 "
A: Western Digital 9710 80x50,102,0,50,80,1 ;92 Western Digital 9710 submenu
B: Western Digital 9710 132x44,33,0,44,132,1 ;93 "
C: Western Digital 9710 132x28,71,0,28,132,1 ;94 "
D: Western Digital 9710 132x43,84,0,43,132,1 ;95 "
E: Western Digital 9710 132x25,85,0,25,132,1 ;96 "
A: ExperiCustom SVGA: 132x30,84,0,30,132,1 ;97 ExperiCustom submenu
B: ExperiCustom SVGA: 132x25,20226,291,25,132,1 ;98 "
C: ExperiCustom SVGA: 132x43,20226,306,43,132,1 ;99 "
D: ExperiCustom SVGA: 132x50,20226,307,50,132,1 ;100 "
A: VESA SVGA Text: 132x25,20226,265,25,132,1;101 VESA SVGA Text Mode Submenu
B: VESA SVGA Text: 132x43,20226,266,43,132,1;102 "
C: VESA SVGA Text: 132x50,20226,267,50,132,1;103 "
D: VESA SVGA Text: 132x60,20226,268,60,132,1;104 "
E: VESA SVGA Text: 80x60,20226,264,60,80,1 ;105 "
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