Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:34:19 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: Dirk Kleinhesselink <dkleinh@phy.ucsf.EDU> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help installing FreeBSD 4.0 on AlphaStation 200 Message-ID: <20000216213419.B2716@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.3.95.1000216110702.2104B-100000@amadeus.ucsf.edu>; from dkleinh@phy.ucsf.EDU on Wed, Feb 16, 2000 at 11:12:21AM -0800 References: <200002160220.SAA03182@mass.cdrom.com> <Pine.OSF.3.95.1000216110702.2104B-100000@amadeus.ucsf.edu>
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On Wed, Feb 16, 2000 at 11:12:21AM -0800, Dirk Kleinhesselink wrote:
> > > Is there anyway I can get FreeBSD 4.0 to use/recognize the video card for
> > > at least a text mode ?
> >
> > No. The TGA is not supported.
> If I can't use it for a non-graphic text console, what card can I use for
> this ? Or is FreeBSD/alpha only a head-less OS ? I find it very bad that
I've used S3Virge etc cards with success. Even an ISA ET4000 works in my
Miata MX5.
> the official DEC/Compaq systems don't work with FreeBSD, given that
> XFree86 has support for TGA and the *other guys* (Linux/NetBSD) can handle
> them...
I'm afraid this means that you will have to write TGA support code
yourself. It probably boils down to people owning a TGA and having enough
time and willing to spend the time.
--
Wilko Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands
WWW : http://www.tcja.nl
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