Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 12:54:39 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: billmc@internetaddress.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 132 column VESA modes on a Cyber9397? Message-ID: <20000820125439.A254@parish> In-Reply-To: <000201c00a07$1d3930b0$6401a8c0@tp770z>; from billmcmilleon@home.com on Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 12:58:34PM -0500 References: <20000819183649.A254@parish> <000201c00a07$1d3930b0$6401a8c0@tp770z>
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On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 12:58:34PM -0500, Bill McMilleon wrote: > > > On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 12:20:37PM -0500, Bill McMilleon wrote: > > > I am a fortunate owner of an IBM ThinkPad 770z which uses a > > > Cyber9397 video controller. This unit is capable of 1024x768 > > > operation at 16-bit color, but I can't seem to get at any of > > > the 132 column modes that are available on my desktop > > > machines (using both a Matrox Mystique and a very cheap S3 > > > Trio32 card). I'm a big CLI fan who doesn't need/want to > > > run X if at all possible, but I really need some 132 column > > > modes to make things comfortable. Has anyone been able to > > > coax a Cyber 9397 into doing this? If not, does anyone have > > > an idea what is involved to implement this in software? I > > > am a semi-talented C programmer who would be willing to > > > pursue this, but I have little experience with Unix > > > development and almost no knowledge of VESA and framebuffer > > > issues. Thanks. > > > > > > FYI: "vidcontrol -i mode" does NOT list any 132 column modes > > > for this video device. > > > > That's your answer. To be able to use these modes under FreeBSD > > the VESA BIOS Extensions need to be on-chip. It appears that > > yours, like my ATI card, aren't (Matrox, and newer ATI, cards > > are). To support these modes in DOS (for Lotus 1-2-3 for example) > > it needs a DOS TSR to provide the necessary support. > > HTH > > Thanks for the reply. So, if I understand you right: there is little > or no hope for the possibility of writing a FreeBSD equivalent to > UNIVBE? Well, I'm not exactly sure what UNIVBE is (the DOS TSR program for your chipset) but I suppose in _theory_ it is possible although I would expect you would need programming information to be able to interface with the chip so it would depend on whether the chip manufacturer publishes the necessary details. > > --Bill > billmc@internetaddress.com > > > -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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