From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] VESA issue on VIA EPIA SN18000G
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:34:44 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <39da45e3f1f0da16264d7e30a0399958@ladd.quanstro.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <<Pine.SUN.4.58.0910041558350.21019@eskimo.com>>
> > VESA requires realmode.
>
> Thank you Erik, it was an oversight from my part. I was able to start rio
> in 1024x768x8 and 1280x1024x8 using the VESA driver, however, the keyboard
> was not working, and the pointer had no cursor.
VESA also requires *nomp=1 in your plan9.ini. i have
seen the pointer hosed, though. i haven't gone to the
trouble of understanding vesa well enough to know why
this is.
you might also try 1280x1024x16. that mode works pretty
well for me when other modes fail.
- erik
next parent reply other threads:[~2009-10-04 23:34 UTC|newest]
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[not found] <<Pine.SUN.4.58.0910041558350.21019@eskimo.com>
2009-10-04 23:34 ` erik quanstrom [this message]
2009-10-04 23:09 Jerome Ibanes
[not found] <<Pine.SUN.4.58.0910040702090.5764@eskimo.com>
2009-10-04 15:01 ` erik quanstrom
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2009-10-04 14:08 Jerome Ibanes
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