Subject: Re: Graphics support (was Re: VaxStation 4000 model 60)
To: Anders Magnusson <ragge@ludd.luth.se>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/11/1998 08:27:37
	Is it possible to have a small piece of code that turns memory
	management off, passes a character to the prom routines, then
	turns it on again and returns to the calling function.
	Might be tortuously slow, but if its not that difficult to
	implement it at least gets people up and running...

		David/absolute

       _-*-_   If there is a hell... I'll see you there   _-*-_

On Sun, 11 Jan 1998, Anders Magnusson wrote:

> > 
> > I'm wondering... is there any reason why the graphics console isn't
> > supported through the firmware?  Non-kernel based stuff (boot, edlabel,
> > 
> Yes, there are. The PROMmed console routines only works with memory 
> management off.
> 
> -- Ragge
>