Subject: Re: install attempt
To: Michael Lorenz <ml@persius.rz.uni-potsdam.de>
From: Mike Ekholm <ekholm@visi.com>
List: port-hp300
Date: 07/07/1997 13:46:25
On Mon, 7 Jul 1997, Michael Lorenz wrote:
> > From port-hp300-owner-ml=rz.uni-potsdam.de@NetBSD.ORG Fri Jul 4 20:28 MET 1997
> > Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 13:28:05 -0500 (CDT)
> > I have just tried to install netBSD witt little luck. i have copied
> > SYS_INST to tape using 'dd if=SYS_INST of=/dev/rct8 bs=20b conv=osync'
> > (doing this on my apollo 425t currntly running Domain OS) , switched over
> > to HP-UX mode, did self tests. searched for OS, found "SYS_SYS" on ARCHIVE
> > 60 (the tape drive) I selected it. it loaded, and now the screen is blank,
> > and has been for 30 min. Can someone tell me what is going on?
>
> You have a VRX, don't you ?
> that happens when you have an unsupported graphics board...
is there any work being done to support these boards? what graphic boards
are supported and what are the costs? I would like color. here is my
system:
Apolo 425T with 40MB RAM, 200MB (soon to be 1 GB) HD Space, and my monitor
is the HP A1097C monitor.
Thanks,
-Mike
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