From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Mar 23 11:12:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA12687 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:12:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from sos.freebsd.dk (sos.freebsd.dk [195.8.129.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA12570 for ; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 11:12:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sos@sos.freebsd.dk) Received: (from sos@localhost) by sos.freebsd.dk (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA00687; Mon, 23 Mar 1998 20:11:50 +0100 (MET) (envelope-from sos) Message-Id: <199803231911.UAA00687@sos.freebsd.dk> Subject: Re: Hardware help desperatly needed! In-Reply-To: <199803231851.NAA00954@expert.cc.purdue.edu> from Ken Heitert at "Mar 23, 98 01:51:17 pm" To: kheitert@expert.cc.purdue.edu (Ken Heitert) Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 20:11:50 +0100 (MET) Cc: freeBSD-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG From: Søren Schmidt Reply-to: sos@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL30 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org In reply to Ken Heitert who wrote: > I have a few problems with my FreeBSD system. I know how much you probably > hate having to deal will all of us begging for help so I will try to make it > quick. I have recently purchases a Visual brand X terminal and cannot get > the thing to run X-windows. In the X-windows administration guide by Orilley > it says that Visual terminals need a special set of files and a special font > server to be used. My problem is that I bought the Xterm from our university > salvage and NO ONE at Purdue has or knows where to get manuals/software. I > have posted to alot of news groups asking for help and have even tried writing > the manufacturer (returned, address nolonger valid, forwarding expired). I > thought you might be able to point me in the right direction. > Thanks, > Ken Hmm, without the software that the Xterminal needs to work, you are hosed. Maybe you can get the images from some kind soul on the net if the company is dead. What make & model# is the terminal in question ?? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Søren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team Even more code to hack -- will it ever end .. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message