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From: Nicolas Couture <nc@stormvault.net>
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Subject: [9fans] Booting plan9 OS
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 16:14:20 -0400
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Hi,

I've came across plan9's page at bell-labs and I must say it's really
interesting. I readed some of the documentation but it didn't really
help me out.

here's my problem:
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* aux/vga: vgactlw: <type vga>: bad VGA control message "type vga"
* rio: can't open display: initdisplay: /dev/draw/new: no frame buffer
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this is the last thing I see before I get a % prompt in text mode.

In the documentation I can see:
"If the kernel doesn't switch into VGA mode but continues to run in CGA
 mode, along with a complaint along the lines of "no frame buffer" and a
 shell prompt (%), the system doesn't recognize your video card at all.
 This could also happen with the Matrox G400, because right now it is
 not included on the installation disk. Correction will be soon
 available."

I have an ATI Mach64 SGRAM BIOS 3.043 on an AST Bravo lc 5200m.
Something is confusing me : in the supported_pc_hardware section I can
see: "Chipsets tested with the current release:
      * ATI Mach64xx..."

Any help/hint/feedback will be apreciated.

Thanks,
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Nicolas Couture
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