Subject: Re: nec R2200 video support?
To: Shuichiro URATA <ur@a-r.org>
From: bob meader <bob@cci.net>
List: port-arc
Date: 02/19/2001 13:09:40
Shuichiro URATA wrote:

>
>
> RISCserver2200 firmware uses GD5428 in 8bpp bitmap mode.
> MI ISA VGA driver is for VGA text mode, so it doesn't work.
>
> There are 2 ways to solve.
> 1. Reprogram GD5428 to VGA text mode.
> 2. Write bitmap console driver.
>
> Just wondeing does the 'pccons.c' driver in arc/dev

operate in write mode ? I thought acerpica,magnum mightalso run in graphic
versus textmode or is riscServer unique?