Subject: Re: How to classify PMAGB-B cards?
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
List: port-pmax
Date: 04/06/1999 10:16:35
Hi.
> I know that there are many different PMAGB-B cards for DECStations
> (from the fine http-sites netbsd.org looks after, thanks ;-),
> but how to distinguish between them?
> In my 5000/25 is one which only has the PMAGB-B outside. On it are
> two clock chips: 119.842 MHZ and 130.803 MHZ, one BT459KPF135 Ramdac
> and RAM chips on one TurboChannel card. I don't have any manuals
> despite the various bits I found on the net.
It looks the same at my hand. PMAGB-B has reportedly many variants.
Old Mach source code says;
/*
* I am confused here by the documentation. One document
* sez there are three boards:
* "PMAGB-BA" can do 1280x1024 @66Hz or @72Hz
* "PMAGB-BC" can do 1024x864 @60Hz or 1280x1024 @72Hz
* "PMAGB-BE" can do 1024x768 @72Hz or 1280x1024 @72Hz
* Another document sez things differently:
* "PMAGB-BB" can do 1024x768 @72Hz
* "PMAGB-BD" can do 1024x864 @60Hz or 1280x1024 @72Hz
*
* I would be inclined to believe the first one, which came
* with an actual piece of hardware attached (a PMAGB-BA).
* But I could swear I got a first board (which blew up
* instantly) and it was calling itself PMAGB-BB...
*
* Since I have not seen any other hardware I will make
* this code as hypothetical as I can. Should work :-))
*/
> Does anybody know what model I have?
It should not make matter for NetBSD/pmax. All of parameters can
retrieved from the TURBOchannel device, and video driver distinguishs
automagically.
> BTW: has anybody a LK501 keyboard and matching mouse (VSXXX-BB)
> which he wants to get rid of ;-?
I think I have. I will go back to a storage and look for the one
which should be got rid of 2 years ago.
Tohru Nishimura
Nara Institute of Science and Technology