From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Nov 21 20:19:56 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id UAA26883 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:19:56 -0800 Received: from bacchus.eng.umd.edu (bacchus.eng.umd.edu [129.2.94.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id UAA26878 for ; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 20:19:52 -0800 Received: from latte.eng.umd.edu (latte.eng.umd.edu [129.2.98.15]) by bacchus.eng.umd.edu (8.7/8.7) with ESMTP id XAA02110; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 23:19:27 -0500 (EST) Received: (chuckr@localhost) by latte.eng.umd.edu (8.7/8.6.4) id XAA22475; Tue, 21 Nov 1995 23:19:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 21 Nov 1995 23:19:26 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey X-Sender: chuckr@latte.eng.umd.edu To: Julian Elischer cc: Matthias Hertel , questions@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Q] SyQuest SQ3270A; graphics In-Reply-To: <199511211921.LAA06831@ref.tfs.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk On Tue, 21 Nov 1995, Julian Elischer wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > now that 2.1-R is out, I'm thinking about installing FreeBSD. However, I > > still have the following questions: > > > > How does FreeBSD handle SyQuest removable drives? I have an SQ3270 (the IDE > > version of the 270meg drive), and use both 105meg and 270meg cartridges. Is > > it possible to mount/unmount cartridges of *different* sizes while the > > system is running? > my GUESS is yes, but I don't know anyone who'se tried it.. > you must remmeber to totally unmount a disk before taking it out > and swapping it... > > If it doesn't work, then it's something we really should suport > but have botched.. My removeable 100 mb zip drive works execllently. I can mount, unmount, pop and change the disk, just like a floppy. > > > > > Does FreeBSD support graphics *w/o* X? (In other words: Is there > > something like Linux' svgalib?) I want to preview .dvi files graphically, > > but I don't have the computer and monitor to comfortably run X. > > My guess is that the svgalib could be ported by someone who knows > how these things work.. I vaguely remmeber someone saying they had done most > of it once.... > > > > > Thank you for your help, > > -mat > > > > > > ============================================================================ Chuck Robey chuckr@eng.umd.edu -- I run FreeBSD on n3lxx and Journey2 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Dilbert Zone is Dilbert's new WWW home! The area features never-before-seen original sketches of Dilbert, a photo tour of Scott Adams' studio, Dilbert Trivia and memorabilia, high school photos and much more!: