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Date:      Tue, 21 Nov 1995 11:21:39 -0800 (PST)
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com>
To:        wir95cgu@rzaix340.rz.uni-leipzig.de (Matthias Hertel)
Cc:        questions@freefall.freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [Q] SyQuest SQ3270A; graphics
Message-ID:  <199511211921.LAA06831@ref.tfs.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.89.9511201622.B25628-0100000@rzaix340.rz.uni-leipzig.de> from "Matthias Hertel" at Nov 20, 95 04:42:32 pm

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> 
> 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..

> 
> 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
> 
> 




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