[Virtualacorn-list] An Iyonix Replacement?

[ATimbrell at aol.com]

In a message dated 16/10/2008 16:32:59 GMT Daylight Time,  druck at druck.org.uk 
writes:

>> I am a little confused about this one. The RISC OS 6 Video driver  (that
>> supports the 8Mb of VRAM under VirtualRPC) was released as  part of RISC
>> OS 6.10 - at Wakefield this year. So if you are a  current Select
>> Subscriber and have your RISC OS 6.10 CD - then you  have the driver built
>> into the RISC OS softload ROM.

>Well  I've just installed 6.10 on VRPC-SA, and there is no change in the
>video  capabilities.

There won't be. RISC OS 6.10 (Select) supports the same VRAM
amount  (8Mb) as the versions of RISC OS supplied with VirtualRPC.
So try selecting 1600 x 1200 at 24bit. This will use 7.5Mb of screen
memory.

>How is is supposed to work? There is only VIDC in  Configure's monitor
>driver list. I would have expected to see some kind  of entry for VRPC, as I
>did on for ViewFinder on my Risc PC.
 
It's automtatic.

>> With regard to going higher than 8Mb -  then the StrongARM VirtualRPCs can
>> go over this limit (the  theoretical limit being around 16Mb) when using
>> the ARM7500  core.

>And I've never got that to work either.
 
It works fine here (and for lots of other users). Unfortuanately  saying
"I've never got that to work" doesn't really help me with attempting  to
diagnose the problem :-(

>Some explaination is needed here  Aaron.
 
See above.
 
Aaron