Video detection / resolution

[kicker]

I'm evaluating XPe for use in a manufacturing environment and have a
question about video card detection. I'd like to use a single XPe
image for deployment to multiple configurations of the same base
system (video card being the configurable component).

Using CD and TD, I've successfully created and installed components
for my three video cards (ATI, Intel, and NVidia). All three work,
but in limited capacity. What I mean is, when I install each of the
video cards, it most times takes two or three reboots before the
proper driver initializes and works at the pre-configured resolution.
Before the proper driver is used, I get 600x400 resolution and very
choppy video (like the standard VGA driver acts). In this case, the
device manager lists the correct display adapter (which strikes me as
odd considering the incorrect resolution settings).

Is this due to incorrect default monitor settings? Is there a way to
change the default resolution independent of video card driver?

Thanks in advance for any help,
-= Steven

 

[KM]

kicker,
Do you import all the video driver inf's in CD? Then you may have problem with which component to use for setting default display
resolution.
You may want to just create a simple component that copies all the driver files to appropriate directories on target (\windows\inf\,
\windows\system32\drivers\, etc). Set the prototype field of the component to "Device: Display" to set the display resolution or
even add the "Device: Display" component to your Configuration in TD directly to set the resolution during FBA.

This thread may also be interesting to you as you want to support a few video adapters within an XPE image:
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=K...owsxp.embedded.*&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&group=mic
rosoft.public.windowsxp.embedded.*&selm=uYnrrvxBEHA.3400%40tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl&rnum=1

 

[Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\)]

Also you should check that you have installed mb chipset GART driver (AGP
driver).
If you have device manager you can see it from there if everything is ok.
If not check setupapi.log

Regards,
Slobodan

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kicker,
Do you import all the video driver inf's in CD? Then you may have problem

with which component to use for setting default display

resolution.
You may want to just create a simple component that copies all the driver

files to appropriate directories on target (\windows\inf\,

\windows\system32\drivers\, etc). Set the prototype field of the component

to "Device: Display" to set the display resolution or

even add the "Device: Display" component to your Configuration in TD

directly to set the resolution during FBA.

This thread may also be interesting to you as you want to support a few

video adapters within an XPE image: