Re: How about XGA/XGA-2 or 8514/A-consoles?

Geert Uytterhoeven (Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 14:51:24 +0200 (CEST)


On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, David Weinehall wrote:
> I know that it is possible to have both a VGA and a MDA-screen hooked up
> using mdacon. But with XGA, XGA-2 & 8514/A you can also have 2 graphic
> adapters that does not collide. (Even three, if you add an MDA-adapter
> as well).
>
> Is there any way that I could use 8514/A or XGA/XGA-2 for more consoles?
> Kernel-hacking demands several sources simultaneously, and my IBM PS/2
> 55sx (386/16 without FPU) just isn't fast enough to run X...

Feel free to write xgacon (based on vgacon and mdacon?).

Greetings,

Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven                     Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Wavelets, Linux/{m68k~Amiga,PPC~CHRP}  http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium

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