From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 27 21:10:26 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id VAA23795 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:10:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from w2xo.pgh.pa.us (w2xo.pgh.pa.us [206.210.70.5]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id VAA23783 for ; Tue, 27 Aug 1996 21:10:21 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from durham@localhost) by w2xo.pgh.pa.us (8.6.12/8.6.9) id AAA20301; Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:15:29 -0400 Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 00:15:28 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Durham X-Sender: durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us To: hackers@FreeBSD.org cc: Philippe Regnauld Subject: Re: Specs on a Hitachi CM2085me monitor anybody ?? In-Reply-To: <199608270835.KAA14677@ra.dkuug.dk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hmm, in the version of syscons that I'm currently working on there is > support for adding a new ioctl via a LKM, that can be used to load > special code to modify you timing. Also If you can tell me what > H&V-sync your monitor can handle, I can probably do a small patch > to the mode setting code that will allow you to use your monitor > for std modes ie 80x25, 80x50 etc... > Just remember that it s a hack, and nothing that I will admit to > have done :) I'd like to see this also, as I have a fixed-scan 19 inch monitor.. Just some general guidelines to hack it myself would do the trick. Where's the mode setting code? Syscons.c? > > > Wish I could find a high IRQ serial card for a serial console > > *sigh* :-) > > Naw, we wouldn't have you to do that ... > I know this is a major kludge, but I got an old 8 bit card, cut off the edge connector with a hack saw and ran wires from the IRQ switch on an ordinary serial card to the high IRQ pins on the "CD" connector of the ISA bus by tack soldering them on the cut-off edge connector and plugging it into the CD connector. . Worked just fine for years. -Jim Durham