From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu From: bigbinc Message-ID: <3d1c8409$1_6@news.teranews.com> References: Subject: [9fans] Re: rage 2 driver Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 16:06:28 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: bdc40bb8-eaca-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 Hmm, the plot thickens, my thinking is that I can change the settings for my card. 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. Since plan9 works in vga mode, I thought I might just use vga mode. It may be slower but it is better than nothing. Berlin Brown bigbinc@hotmail.com "bigbinc" wrote in message news:d1b33313.0206271852.44c96e9d@posting.google.com... > I am using ATI rage 2 driver and I got the install to work, but for > some reason the display is messed beyond usability. In the upper > right side of the screen, there is a flickering white line. When I > try to scroll the text over laps the existing text. On the left side > of the screen it is completely black. So basically I have what looks > like the plan9 gui, but it is messed up and unreadable. The funny > thing is that the screen was perfect! when I did the install. But > once I wanted to use the system every thing went to pieces? > > Question 1, what is the best card for plan9? > Question 2, do you think it is my monitor which is generic > 640x480(actually a hybrid mac monitor, dont ask) > Question 3, Why would the screen work for install mode from the floppy > but once I get to booting from the harddrive it doesnt work. > > Berlin Brown > bigbinc@hotmail.com