Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:14:39 -0700 From: "Andrew M. Miklic" <miklic@fc.hp.com> To: <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: TGA driver available Message-ID: <01c0983b$f195e980$0f0136a9@erdos.fc.hp.com>
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All,
I've managed to complete a somewhat-functional TGA driver, with the =
help of Drew Gallatin and Thomas Crimi. I'm posting the location of the =
tarball to this list for testing/perousal/comments/suggestions: =
http://people.freebsd.org/~gallatin/TGA/tga.tar.gz
The files are against 4.2R....
The card is known to work for BT485-based TGA step B and C cards =
(both 8-, and somewhat less recently, 32-bit) in 640x480 and 1280x1024 =
(any resolution _should_ work; there is also code to support the BT463, =
but it is wholly untested). There is also code to support TGA2-based =
cards, but it is also wholly untested aside from the probe and attach =
routines (it still can be used in VGA mode for a console, however, and =
mostly just needs a suitable X server to be useful)...
The following are known functional deficiencies:
1) Color scheme for text is "off" -- for things like sysinstall, =
text will look more "gangrene" than the "livid" that most people are =
accustomed to...
2) Mouse does not work -- code is in place for it, and =
vidcontrol and moused do not complain, but still no mouse pointer...
3) Font loading does not work -- again, code is in place, but =
vidcontrol complains about /dev/ttyv0 not being configured...
4) X-vty switching -- X works, but switching between X and ttys =
causes problems (like keyboard lockups)...
In order of priority, I am looking at the above in reverse order, =
but they will likely be completed in order as that is the ordering of =
complexity for the tasks--any feedback on this prioritization would be =
welcome...
Thanks,
Andrew Miklic
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recently,=20
32-bit) in 640x480 and 1280x1024 (any resolution _should_ work; there is =
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code to support the BT463, but it is wholly untested). There is =
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to support TGA2-based cards, but it is also wholly untested aside from =
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scheme for text is "off" -- for things like sysinstall, text will look =
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"gangrene" than the "livid" that most people are accustomed =
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loading does not work -- again, code is in place, but vidcontrol =
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/dev/ttyv0 not being configured...</FONT></DIV>
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4) X-vty=20
switching -- X works, but switching between X and ttys causes problems =
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