Subject: Re: grf driver question: SVGA mode
To: Adam Ciarcinski <adam@pulstar.man.szczecin.pl>
From: Ignatios Souvatzis <is@mail.netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 02/16/2001 02:45:58
On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 05:10:13PM +0100, Adam Ciarcinski wrote:

> As I looked into other graphics drivers for Amiga, I found out they
> use VGA textmodes for the console display.  Am I right?

Yes.

> I tried to get the textmode on Permedia 2 chip with SVGA mode on,
> without any luck.  Questions are:
> 
> Does anybody has some experience with SVGA mode on Permedia 2 chip?
> Can someone tell me the exact steps and register values to setup for
> SVGA to have a textmode (or any other mode) visible on screen?
> 
> I already have Permedia 2 and VGA docs, but without any examples and
> tutorials.

You should ask on tech-kern, really. 

Regards,
	Ignatios