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Date:      Sun, 23 Feb 2003 19:18:38 +0100
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To:        Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
Cc:        alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: VGA console
Message-ID:  <20030223191838.A23491@freebie.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <xzpof53x75y.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>; from des@ofug.org on Sun, Feb 23, 2003 at 06:01:45PM %2B0100
References:  <xzpof53x75y.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>

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On Sun, Feb 23, 2003 at 06:01:45PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> I had a spare ET6000 lying around, so I stuffed it in my PWS to see
> what would happen.  The machine boots fine, and I can use VGA virtual
> consoles in multi-user mode, but the SRM and the boot loader insist on
> using the serial console.  I assume this is because the SRM doesn't
> recognize the ET6000.  Is there a knob I can tweak to make it use the
> ET6000, or will I have to get a Matrox card if I want a VGA console?

Have you set

>>> SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS 

?

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