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Xref: sserve comp.arch:35917 comp.os.386bsd.questions:5197 Newsgroups: comp.arch,comp.os.386bsd.questions Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: PALcode Message-ID: <hastyCDKLp1.MFF@netcom.com> Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest) References: <id.H4M21.B7J@nmti.com> <CDI2pr.2Du@dragon.dsh.org> <GLASS.93Sep17192920@sun-lamp.postgres.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Sat, 18 Sep 1993 22:12:36 GMT Lines: 102 In article <GLASS.93Sep17192920@sun-lamp.postgres.Berkeley.EDU> glass@postgres.Berkeley.EDU (Adam Glass) writes: > > It has been a bit since I have looked at my Alpha Architecture > Reference Manual, but I believe there should be enough information > between it and the chip-specific manual to write a new set of PALcode > routines. I saw a PostScript document on the 21064 when I was on > axposf.pa.dec.com, and from what I managed to get from it, I think it > would be enough. The new 20166 and 20168 chips should be quite similar, > if not the same, as far as PALcode is concerned. Other incarnations of > the Alpha architecture may be quite different, though. If I had NetBSD > for the AlphaPC, I would probably buy one tomorrow. > > Gary D. Duzan > Network Administrator > Delaware State Hospital > >If we had a few alpha boxes, and some people with time, we would be >doing an Alpha port right now. From our point of view, the Alpha is >in the same class as the sparc in terms of porting difficulty, though >DEC seems to do a better (and more accessible) job of documenting >their boxes than Sun does. > >later, >Adam Glass >NetBSD project > >-- >Adam Glass |E-mail home: glass@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu > |Physical : Seattle > "reality is for dead birds" # $XConsortium: Xconfig,v 1.2 91/08/26 14:34:55 gildea Exp $ # # Copyright 1990,91 by Thomas Roell, Dinkelscherben, Germany. # # Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell this software and its # documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that # the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that # copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting # documentation, and that the name of Thomas Roell not be used in # advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without # specific, written prior permission. Thomas Roell makes no representations # about the suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided # "as is" without express or implied warranty. # # THOMAS ROELL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE, # INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS, IN NO # EVENT SHALL THOMAS ROELL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR # CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, # DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER # TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. # # Author: Thomas Roell, roell@informatik.tu-muenchen.de # # some nice paths, to avoid conflicts with other X-servers # # modified by: Amancio Hasty RGBPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/rgb" FontPath "/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X386/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/" Keyboard AutoRepeat 500 5 # Xleds 1 2 3 ServerNumLock # DontZap microsoft "/dev/com00" # BaudRate 1200 # SampleRate 150 Emulate3Buttons # # The graphics drivers # vga256 # Vendor "number0_gxe" vendor "orchid" #if the frequency is 25.175, then clock value=0 ? #if the frequency is 44.9, then clock value=7? #if the frequency is 65.0, then clock value=13? Clocks 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Virtual 1024 768 ViewPort 0 0 Modes "1024x768" videoram 1024 ModeDB # clock horzontal timing vertical timing # "640x480" 0 640 672 768 800 480 490 492 525 # "1024x768i" 7 1024 1064 1224 1264 768 777 785 817 Interlace "1024x768" 7 1024 1044 1154 1254 768 777 785 810 -- This message brought to you by the letters X and S and the number 3 Amancio Hasty | Home: (415) 495-3046 | ftp-site depository of all my work: e-mail hasty@netcom.com | sunvis.rtpnc.epa.gov:/pub/386bsd/incoming