From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: "Douglas A. Gwyn" Message-ID: <3D1CD533.66D4470A@null.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: , <3d1c8409$1_6@news.teranews.com> Subject: [9fans] Re: rage 2 driver Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 09:46:07 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: befa6a18-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 bigbinc wrote: > Since my monitor only supports 640x480x8, I am thinking that the card > or settings are set at a higher mode. How would I check that also. Certainly, if you have told it to drive the monitor beyond its capabilities you'll see strange artifacts and maybe some Magic Smoke. Check the plan9.ini file (in the installed Plan 9 filesystem, not the diskette nor DOS C: partition). It specifies the resolution to be used as well as the monitor type. This is explained in the installation guide (last time I looked). > Since plan9 works in vga mode, ... Not last I heard. Maybe it's using CGA mode for console text. Anyway, not bitmap graphics support in VGA mode. The reason was said to be lack of software cursor (which VGA would require). You can use Plan 9 in a rio-less (text) mode, but it won't be very satisfying, e.g. no "acme" environment. The text-mode editors are "ed" and "sam -d"; usually that's all you really need to fix things so that rio can be run.