Subject: Re: prom version
To: David Conran <lucifer@maths.uq.oz.au>
From: Ted Lemon <mellon@hoffman.vix.com>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/06/1997 09:59:25
> Just so you know ... the PMAG-JA (24/8 bit true colour card) is not supported
> with the normal X11R[4-6.3] servers.
> You have to use the DEC Xtx server if you want to use Xwindows on this box.
> As far as I know you can't use the DEC Xservers yet under NetBSD/PMAX :(
> If I could .. I would .. as I have two boxen with these in them.

I thought that was the TX card, not the CX card.   But if it is indeed
a 24-bit display, that also explains why things went to hell when it
probed the serial port - it probably tried to switch to rcons at that
point, and rcons doesn't grok the 24-bit colour card either.

			       _MelloN_