I used this adapter in the past ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F1K3QQX/). Tons of similar adapters on eBay, Amazon, AliExpress. Pretty sure it worked with an old Dell monitor over HDMI. I can try retesting it this weekend.
On Thu, Jan 25, 2024 at 7:54 PM Felix Miata via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Bill Gee via Freedos-user composed on 2024-01-25 12:20 (UTC-0600): > > > Lots of good graphics modes on that card you are using. Problem is, > > that all came from Linux. What happens if you boot the system in > > FreeDOS? Will it show the POST? > > Turns out that PC had primary #2 allocated for FreeDOS, but it never got > installed. It does have WinXP and MDOS 7.1, which boots just like PC DOS > 2000 and older MDOS versions, same default 80x25 mode as for BIOS setup. I > have very few "active" PCs with populated AGP slots. Most AGPs I have are > in storage. > > The following, which like the prior, has WinXP and MDOS 7.1 but no > FreeDOS, and boots BIOS and DOS in 80x25 text, has PCIe instead of AGP: > # pinxi -CMSz --vs > pinxi 3.3.31-70 (2024-01-23) > System: > Kernel: 6.5.9-3-default arch: i686 bits: 32 > Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 5.27.9 Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20231126 > Machine: > Type: Desktop System: Dell product: OptiPlex GX280 v: N/A serial: > <filter> > Mobo: Dell model: N/A serial: <filter> BIOS: Dell v: A07 date: 11/29/2005 > CPU: > Info: single core model: Intel Pentium 4 bits: 32 type: MT cache: > L2: 1024 KiB > Speed (MHz): avg: 2793 min/max: N/A cores: 1: 2793 2: 2793 > # pinxi -Gaz > Graphics: > Device-1: AMD RV516 [Radeon X1300/X1550 Series] vendor: Dell driver: > radeon > v: kernel alternate: amdgpu arch: Rage-7 code: R200 process: TSMC 150nm > built: 2001-06 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: > active: DVI-I-1,VGA-1 empty: SVIDEO-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: > 1002:7183 > class-ID: 0300 > Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.9 compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: > loaded: modesetting dri: swrast gpu: radeon display-ID: :0 screens: 1 > Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3600x1200 s-dpi: 120 s-size: 761x253mm (29.96x9.96") > s-diag: 802mm (31.57") > Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 pos: primary,left model: NEC EA243WM serial: <filter> > built: 2011 res: 1920x1200 hz: 60 dpi: 94 gamma: 1.2 > size: 519x324mm (20.43x12.76") diag: 612mm (24.1") ratio: 16:10 modes: > max: 1920x1200 min: 640x480 > Monitor-2: VGA-1 pos: right model: Dell P2213 serial: <filter> built: > 2012 > res: 1680x1050 hz: 60 dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2 size: 473x296mm (18.62x11.65") > diag: 558mm (22") ratio: 16:10 modes: max: 1680x1050 min: 720x400 > API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd r300 platforms: gbm: egl: 1.4 drv: r300 x11: > drv: swrast inactive: wayland > API: OpenGL v: 4.5 compat-v: 2.1 vendor: mesa v: 23.2.1 glx-v: 1.4 > direct-render: yes renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 17.0.5 128 bits) > device-ID: ffffffff:ffffffff memory: 1.42 GiB unified: yes > # xrandr > Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 3600 x 1200, maximum 8192 x 8192 > DVI-I-1 connected primary 1920x1200+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis > y axis) 519mm x 324mm > 1920x1200 59.95*+ > 1920x1080 59.96 59.93 > 1600x1200 60.00 > 1680x1050 59.95 59.88 > 1400x1050 59.98 59.95 > 1600x900 59.95 59.82 > 1280x1024 60.02 > 1440x900 59.90 > 1400x900 59.96 59.88 > 1280x960 60.00 > 1440x810 59.97 > 1368x768 59.88 59.85 > 1280x800 59.99 59.97 59.81 59.91 > 1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 60.00 59.94 59.74 > 1024x768 60.04 60.00 > 960x720 60.00 > 928x696 60.05 > 896x672 60.01 > 1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82 > 960x600 59.93 60.00 > 960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82 > 800x600 60.00 60.32 56.25 > 840x525 60.01 59.88 > 864x486 59.92 59.57 > 700x525 59.98 > 800x450 59.95 59.82 > 720x480 60.00 59.94 > 640x512 60.02 > 700x450 59.96 59.88 > 640x480 60.00 60.00 59.94 > 720x405 59.51 58.99 > 684x384 59.88 59.85 > 640x400 59.88 59.98 > 640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32 > 512x384 60.00 > 512x288 60.00 59.92 > 480x270 59.63 59.82 > 400x300 60.32 56.34 > 432x243 59.92 59.57 > 320x240 60.05 > 360x202 59.51 59.13 > 320x180 59.84 59.32 > SVIDEO-1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) > VGA-1 connected 1680x1050+1920+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y > axis) 473mm x 296mm > 1680x1050 59.95*+ 59.88 > 1400x1050 74.76 59.98 > 1600x900 59.95 59.82 > 1280x1024 75.02 60.02 > 1440x900 59.98 > 1400x900 59.96 59.88 > 1280x960 60.00 > 1440x810 59.97 > 1368x768 59.88 59.85 > 1280x800 59.97 59.81 59.91 > 1152x864 75.00 > 1280x720 60.00 59.99 59.86 59.74 > 1024x768 60.04 75.03 70.07 60.00 > 960x720 75.00 60.00 > 928x696 75.00 60.05 > 896x672 75.05 60.01 > 1024x576 59.95 59.96 59.90 59.82 > 960x600 59.93 60.00 > 832x624 74.55 > 960x540 59.96 59.99 59.63 59.82 > 800x600 75.00 70.00 65.00 60.00 72.19 75.00 > 60.32 56.25 > 840x525 60.01 59.88 > 864x486 59.92 59.57 > 700x525 74.76 59.98 > 800x450 59.95 59.82 > 640x512 75.02 60.02 > 700x450 59.96 59.88 > 640x480 60.00 75.00 72.81 75.00 59.94 > 720x405 59.51 58.99 > 720x400 70.08 > 684x384 59.88 59.85 > 640x400 59.88 59.98 > 576x432 75.00 > 640x360 59.86 59.83 59.84 59.32 > 512x384 75.03 70.07 60.00 > 512x288 60.00 59.92 > 416x312 74.66 > 480x270 59.63 59.82 > 400x300 72.19 75.12 60.32 56.34 > 432x243 59.92 59.57 > 320x240 72.81 75.00 60.05 > 360x202 59.51 59.13 > 320x180 59.84 59.32 > # > It's a good bit newer than my AGP Radeon 9700, but behaves just like older > cards when booting DOS. > > WRT Wayland and Xorg, Xorg will surely be around another 10 or more years. > By design, Wayland will remain incapable of various functions provided by > Xorg. Other than Gnome and Plasma, I haven't seen plans by Linux DEs to > drop > support for Xorg any time soon. Some have no plans yet, and some plan not > to. > > > https://dudemanguy.github.io/blog/posts/2022-06-10-wayland-xorg/wayland-xorg.html > > https://gist.github.com/probonopd/9feb7c20257af5dd915e3a9f2d1f2277?permalink_comment_id=4758649 > > https://www.cbtnuggets.com/blog/technology/devops/wayland-vs-xorg-wayland-replace-xorg > https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/wayland-2021.html > https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/please-dont-remove-xorg-yet/92757 > -- > Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, > based on faith, not based on science. > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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