HP 98730 DaVinci Framebuffer ?

From: Joe <rigdonj_at_intellistar.net>
Date: Thu Apr 19 09:00:55 2001

Jarkko,


    I can't help you with the software and docs but I have a 98730 also. I
thought it was just a card when I bought it on E-bay but was real surprised
when the seller wanted $40+ to ship it! I've opened it up and checked it
out inside. It's quite a piece of work! I don't have the cable of the
interface card for mine so it's just gathering dust at the moment.

    Joe


At 02:21 AM 4/14/01 +0300, Jarkko wrote:
>Hello!
>
>Does anyone have any docs or information on a HP 98730 (TurboSRX?)
>framebuffer ? To make a long story short, I have one of those boxes and
>it's really usefull in showing it to normal PC users that "Oh, that's
>just a graphics card" (it's a HP minirack module, about 30cm high and
>weighs around 20 to 40 kg). It's a *real* framebuffer :-)
>
>The problem is that I have a DIO-I card 98720 (it's the same size as
>a normal DIO-II card but it doesn't have all the connectors) and it's
>connected via the LGB (Local Graphics Bus) to the 98730 but I can't get
>X working, neither in hp-ux or NetBSD. Normal ITE console works but
>graphics won't.
>
>So, do I need something else than the 98720 card ? I've only read about
>cards like VDMA (virtual DMA) and like.
>
>If someone can help me out here I'd really appreciate it..
>
>--
>jht
>
Received on Thu Apr 19 2001 - 09:00:55 BST