Re: [AG-TECH] Multi Display Cards Recommendation

["Natalia Costas Lago" <natalia@cesga.es>]

I found it on a hidden folder c:\documents and settings\ag\Program 
Files\AccessGrid\local services\VideoConsumerService

I translated the path, our "Datos de programa" it is your "Program Files" 
(I'm not completely sure tough, just look for a hidden folder under c:\ (or 
your installation partition).


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Miller" <millerjw@mailer.rr.psc.edu>
To: "Natalia Costas Lago" <natalia@cesga.es>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AG-TECH] Multi Display Cards Recommendation


> Could you explain to me how you upgraded your vic on the XP display 
> machine?  I have the new version of vic, but I can't seem to find the old 
> version installed anywhere except in a few zip files.
> THanks,
> Jim
>
>
> Natalia Costas Lago wrote:
>
> > We bought a Matrox QID PCIe Low Profile and got the same problem. It 
> > seems we found a workaround that was to replace VIC 1.1.3 by VIC 1.1.6 (i 
> > got this version from UCL mbone tools that is more or less the same but a 
> > few changes).
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter DeSantis" 
> > <peter@jumbovision.com.au>
> > To: "John I Quebedeaux Jr" <johnq@lsu.edu>
> > Cc: "Derek Piper" <dcpiper@indiana.edu>; "Todd Zimmerman" <toddz@sfu.ca>; 
> > "'ag-tech'" <ag-tech@mcs.anl.gov>; "Westgrid-AGTECH" 
> > <westgrid-agtech-l@majordomo.netera.ca>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:41 AM
> > Subject: re[4]: [AG-TECH] Multi Display Cards Recommendation
> >
> >
> > > We used XP sp2, Asus mainboards, 3.0ghz intel cpu etc etc.
> > >
> > > Im sure i sure 1 or 2 posts from someone else about this issue and that 
> > > there possibly was a fix, but we never tested it out.
> > > I think the post stated links to 2 upgraded versions of vic that they 
> > > stated fixed the problem, but it wasnt clear that they were in fact 
> > > running in independentat screen mode to see the problem.
> > >
> > > As for the resolution matrox claim there is a tool on thier wesbite that 
> > > allows you to add this custom resoltuion, but i aint testededd it.
> > > For what it is worth my opinion is that if you aint gonna use one of the 
> > > vic variations that allow greater than 388x252 pixel capture you should 
> > > not look to use anyhting higher than 1280x1024.
> > >
> > > Peter
> > >
> > >
> > > >>  Hi Peter, I realize this is a month later... but going  back through
> > > >>  messages I found yours.
> > >
> > >
> > > >>  Well, I can confirm this behavior as well with the product now
> > > having >> just
> > > >>  gotten the card in one of our nodes to try. I haven't tried that
> > > >>  resolution though, but have the screen corruption you talked
> > > about. >> Did
> > > >>  it happen with any other application besides Vic?Any fix to this 
> > > >> problem?
> > > >>  Seemed to duplicate from screens 1 to 2 and 3 to 4. So we had to 
> > > >> resort
> > > >>  to the stretch  mode and since our setup was just 2 projectors and 2
> > > >>  monitors we went with 2x2 such that the windows taskbar stayed on 
> > > >> the
> > > >>  operator monitors and had to drag stuff "up" to the projectors. >>
> > > Annoying
> > > >>  for me, but worked.
> > >
> > >
> > > >>  Which OS were you doing this on?
> > >
> > >
> > > >>  Thanks, John Q.
> > > >>  -- >>  John I. Quebedeaux, Jr.
> > > >>  Louisiana State University
> > > >>  Computer Manager / LBRN & CCT / 131 Life Sciences Bldg. & 339
> > > Johnston
> > > >>  Hall
> > > >>  e-mail: johnq@lsu.edu or johnq@cct.lsu.edu / web:
> > > http://lbrn.lsu.edu >> &
> > > >>  http://cct.lsu.edu
> > > >>  phone: 225-578-0062 / fax: 225-578-2597
> > >
> > >
> > > >>  On Jun 9, 2005, at 8:49 PM, Peter DeSantis wrote: