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From: Jim Niemira <urmane@urmane.org>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Plan9 in VMware?
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2001 14:20:38 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <96bdci$52l$1@bob.news.rcn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102050919090.3854-100000@pali.cps.cmich.edu>

Ish Rattan wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Jim Niemira wrote:
> > I can run Plan9 in VMware, but cannot get the video running correctly.
> > Can it be done?  I've got:
> >
> > monitor=multisync75
> > vgasize=800x600x8
> >
> > in my plan9.ini file (monitor=vga and 640x480 gives the same results),
> > and:
> >
> > ctlr
> >     0xC002D="PhoenixView(tm) VGA-Compatible BIOS Version"
> >     link=vga
> >     hwgc=s3hwgc
> >     ctlr=trio64
> >     link=ibm8514
>
> Under Vmware the actual hardware is not available. You have to use the
> the hardware emulated.. No idea about graphics crad but ether is NE2001
> (AMD Lance)


I know this; the gfx card is that text line in the ctlr stanza, which I
pulled out of vgainfo.txt.  But it looks like the refresh rate is off (if
there is such a thing for vmware).  I've tried lots of different settings;
has anyone got one that works?  Thanx!

jim


  reply	other threads:[~2001-02-13 14:20 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-02-05  9:56 Jim Niemira
2001-02-05 14:22 ` Ish Rattan
2001-02-13 14:20   ` Jim Niemira [this message]
2001-02-13 15:13     ` Christian Smith
2001-02-13 19:56 Russ Cox
2001-02-13 21:28 ` Christian Smith
2001-02-13 21:34   ` Scott Schwartz
2001-02-13 22:24 forsyth
2001-02-14 12:49 rog

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