Subject: Re: prom version
To: Gregory McGarry <gmcgarry@lux.sprc.qut.edu.au>
From: David Conran <lucifer@maths.uq.oz.au>
List: port-pmax
Date: 07/06/1997 15:56:14
Gregory McGarry writes ...
> 
> David Conran wrote:
> > 
> > > 0: PMAG-JA  DEC        V5.3A     TFCO  (CX -- d=8,24)
> > > 
> > > It now has problems looking at the SCSI drive/bus.
> >
> > 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.
> 
> Yes, I know they are not supported by X11Rx.  Does this possibly mean
> that they don't work as a console either under NetBSD?  Can I remove the
> card possibly?
Yes .. or set the serial port to be the console (discussed in other emails)

or ... I can loan/give you a 17" greyscale monitor for the "internal" PMAG-DV
(I think it is called). Which I am fairly certain is supported.

> Are you running NetBSD of these, or persisting with Ultrix?

Because I like Colour 1280x1024x24bpp instead of GreyScale 1024x768x8bpp
I have to stick with Ultrix .. I was almost thinking of donating one of the
cards to someone *if* they would/could port the xserver to it :)

David