From owner-freebsd-alpha Wed Feb 16 13:25:12 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from builder.freebsd.org (builder.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D9A537B54D for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:25:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wilko@yedi.iaf.nl) Received: from uni4nn.gn.iaf.nl (osmium.gn.iaf.nl [193.67.144.12]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86432132EB for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 13:24:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from yedi.iaf.nl (uucp@localhost) by uni4nn.gn.iaf.nl (8.9.2/8.9.2) with UUCP id WAA21372; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 22:17:35 +0100 (MET) Received: (from wilko@localhost) by yedi.iaf.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) id VAA02830; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:34:19 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wilko) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 21:34:19 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Dirk Kleinhesselink Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Help installing FreeBSD 4.0 on AlphaStation 200 Message-ID: <20000216213419.B2716@yedi.iaf.nl> References: <200002160220.SAA03182@mass.cdrom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: ; from dkleinh@phy.ucsf.EDU on Wed, Feb 16, 2000 at 11:12:21AM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD yedi.iaf.nl 3.4-STABLE FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message