[AG-TECH] Multi Display Cards Recommendation

[Natalia Costas Lago]

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 at mailer.rr.psc.edu>
To: "Natalia Costas Lago" <natalia at 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 at jumbovision.com.au>
>> To: "John I Quebedeaux Jr" <johnq at lsu.edu>
>> Cc: "Derek Piper" <dcpiper at indiana.edu>; "Todd Zimmerman" <toddz at sfu.ca>; 
>> "'ag-tech'" <ag-tech at mcs.anl.gov>; "Westgrid-AGTECH" 
>> <westgrid-agtech-l at 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 at lsu.edu or johnq at 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:
>>>
>>>
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