Subject: video cards fail on POST -- Re: DEC 5000/260 support?
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
List: port-pmax
Date: 11/23/2000 15:39:51
>> When it POSTs the frame buffer complains about a "red screen test" and then
>> the >> prompt appears. Doing a cnfg 0 shows the buffer, what is this error
>> and should I worry about it?
>
>        That means that there is no 75 Ohm termination on the red video
> output. There is (at least on red) a comparator on the RAMDAC output. The
> PROM monitor on the PMAGB-B enables the red output current, checks if the
> comparator bit is set (too high output voltage = no termination) and
> complains. If you connect a monitor (or better yet pull the framebuffer if
> you are not using it) you will not get that error...

I found PMAG-B (CX) which has Bt459 inside complains on POST if no
monitor is hooked with it.

      ?TFL: 0/ptrn (3, exp=90, act=98)

Tohru Nishimura