Fit-PC2 running XP without a monitor attached

[NVass]

Hi,

I have just bought 2 Fit-PC2 units to run as small WEB servers. I am planning to control both machines via Anyplace Control software and not have monitors permenently connected to the PCs.

This is already set up and working fine and gives me a very usable 1280 * 1024 when I remote access the units with a monitor still attached. However when I reboot the machine without a monitor attached the screen resets to 640*480 *4 bits which makes it almost impossible to usefully control. The windows machines that these Fit-PC2's will repalce are using the same XP SP3 and software setup and yet retain there resolution when a monitor is not connected without problem.

Is this a problem with the Graphics chip set, or am I missing something.

Any help to solve this would be appreciated.

Thanks

Neil

[irads]

Are you using IEGD or GMA500 display driver?

[NVass]

The GMA 500 which I got from ythis forum

Neil

[Xtrmrider]

Try the Remote Deskot Protocole system included in windows XP, it works well for me.

[irads]

I'm not familiar with Anyplace. From your description it sounds like it is using the host display settings - unlike RDP which allows te client to select them.
The problem might be with DDC - where the driver receives no input from the display so it sets resolution to minimum.

Check readme.txt in GMA500 installation. You can install with a default resolution.

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SETUP [-b] [-overwrite][-nolic] 
[-res {x_pixels x y_pixels x bits x vert_refresh}]
[-l{lang_value}] [-s] [-f2<path\logfile>]

[NVass]

Thanks for the quick reply irads.

I think doing this should solve my problem.

I understand the syntax OK, I would have assumed you would need to run Setup via a DOS prompt to be able to enter the switches.

However this doesn't seem to work.

Sorry to be thick but how are you suppose to run this with the installation switches as there are no instructions in the help file.

Thanks

Neil

[irads]

I haven't tried it myself.
What happens when you run setup from cmd prompt?

[NVass]

It runs fine from the command prompt which comes up with:

"C:\Documents and Settings\Neil Vass\My Documents\Masters\Download Masters\GMA500_6_14_11_1009\Setup.exe"

and installs correctly

However if I add what I need i.e

"C:\Documents and Settings\Neil Vass\My Documents\Masters\Download Masters\GMA500_6_14_11_1009\Setup.exe -res 1280*1024*16*60"

it tells me it cannot find the command

I have tried with space. without space brackets etc but nothing seems to work.

Just a thought where would these settings be help. Could they not be modified in the Registry or which ever file holds them!

[fluffycloud]

by "cmd prompt" we mean go to start -> run -> cmd.exe
and then we mean to type:

cd "c:\documents and settings\neil vass\my documents\masters\download masters\gma500_6_14_11_1009"

once you're in that directory, you shouldn't need any sorts of brackets or quotes to go run:

setup.exe -res 1280 x 1024 x 16 x 60


How's that work for you?

-Fluffy

[ender]

"C:\Documents and Settings\Neil Vass\My Documents\Masters\Download Masters\GMA500_6_14_11_1009\Setup.exe -res 1280*1024*16*60"

Your quotes are wrong - correct is

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"C:\Documents and Settings\Neil Vass\My Documents\Masters\Download Masters\GMA500_6_14_11_1009\Setup.exe" -res 1280*1024*16*60