On Thu, 2002-01-03 at 19:39, David Woyciesjes wrote:
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> ! -----Original Message-----
> ! From: Clint Wolff (VAX collector) [mailto:vaxman_at_earthlink.net]
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> ! The last I heard, NetBSD didn't support any sort of graphics console.
> ! Not even as a text only console...
> !
> ! Clint
> !
> ! On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
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> ! > ! From: Jochen Kunz [mailto:jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de]
> ! > !
> ! > !
> ! > ! > (assuming X11 worked on
> ! > ! > the Vaxstation 3100 under Ultrix -- I assume it would.)
> ! > ! AFAIK the SPX graphics was not supported, only the mono and GPX
> ! > ! framebuffers.
> ! >
> ! > So there is some chance of NetBSD/Xwindows running on my
> ! > b&w 3100m38?
> ! >
> ! > --- David A Woyciesjes
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> So, the monitor and keyboard hooked directly to the back of the VAXStation
> 3100 M38 is not a text only console? What kind of console is it then?
It could either be mono, or 4- or 8-plane graphics IIRC. Designed to run
DECwindows, there have apparently been two ports of X11 to it under
NetBSD - see the thread called "x-server and security.tgz for NetBSD
1.5" at
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-vax/2000/11/ for the rough
info - if you know any more please tell us...
Alex
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