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From: tjon@plains.NoDak.edu (Christopher C. Tjon)
Subject: Re: What SVGA boards does 386bsd like?
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In article <C15yJF.EnE@ns1.nodak.edu> tjon@plains.NoDak.edu (Christopher C. Tjon) writes:
> In article <11@czos9.UUCP> chuck@czos9.UUCP writes:
> > Hello all,
> > I've been installing 386bsd on my system and when I install the VGA patches
> > the kernal bombs, yet works fine if I leave them out.  The obvious conclusion
> > is that it doesn't like my SVGA card.  I have some Cirrus Logic card...
> > GL-5442 or something...  What cards are known to be 386bsd friendly?
> > Trident?
> > 
> 
> I used to have this card.  It WILL work with the vga stuff if you have created
> /dev/vga properly and changed /etc/ttys to spawn a getty to /dev/vga instead
> of /dev/console.  I cannot remember the major and minor numbers but I am 
> someone out there will know. (I could check my system but it is down with
> another problem:-( ).  YOU WILL however have big problems with X.  I finally
> got an et4000 based card to avoid the problem entirely.  The card works fine
> if you dont want X but if you do get a new one.
> 
> 
Also, I forgot.  You must change init.c.  Each occurance of /dev/console
must be changed to /dev/vga. Then recompile and install and you should be set



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Chris
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