From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Jan 16 14:00:04 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id OAA16378 for bugs-outgoing; Thu, 16 Jan 1997 14:00:04 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id OAA16354; Thu, 16 Jan 1997 14:00:02 -0800 (PST) Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 14:00:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199701162200.OAA16354@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs Cc: From: mmcg@heraclitus.cs.monash.edu.au Subject: Re: i386/2485: 2.2-BETA (install) device probe appears to screw screen Reply-To: mmcg@heraclitus.cs.monash.edu.au Sender: owner-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk The following reply was made to PR i386/2485; it has been noted by GNATS. From: mmcg@heraclitus.cs.monash.edu.au To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org, mmcg@heraclitus.cs.monash.edu.au Cc: mmcg@heraclitus.cs.monash.edu.au Subject: Re: i386/2485: 2.2-BETA (install) device probe appears to screw screen Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:50:08 +1100 (EST) > >tools (aka `games') identify it as a paradise PVGA1a. > > It's definitely *not* any sort of paradise card[...] > An ARK1000VL chip (S3 compatible, according to the net). > An ARK1491 chip (ramdac? clock chip?) Heh. The ARK chipset appears to be not quite compatible with the WD PVGA1a chipset. It appears to behave itself under DOS, but some part of the FreeBSD screen probe (in syscons) places it into a strange state. PCVT also identifies the card as a Paradise PVGA1a - and it manages not to screw the screen (it's not insisting on graphics itself, and I have no need of X on that machine). Hence, I'll stick to that driver for now. If anyone ever gets around to reading this PR and getting back to me, I'll be happy to apply and test patches to syscons until the whole thing works (I *like* the new-look syscons). NB: It may be wise to distribute a `PCVT-based' install floppy as well as the usual syscons one. Cheers, Mike, happy enough for now.