Subject: Way of figuring out video card identity from command line?
To: None <netbsd-help@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Tom A. Hawk <Thawk@desupernet.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 12/30/2000 21:00:46
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Hi,
I have a hand-me-down 6x86 clone. It did not have an operating system =
installed, and comes with no hardware documentation. I get a little =
information during the attempted boot, and the BIOS is still intact. =
How can I found out the types of hardware which are installed in it =
(video card, etc.)? The BIOS seems to indicate slots as being ISA, and =
gives IRQ's. I have been able to install Linux-Mandrake on it and get =
to a command line, but the video card does not seem to be found =
(although it is there, as at one time in the past it ran Windows 95). I =
was thinking of installing NetBSD, noted the page for supported hardware =
for the i386 platform, and thought you might know a way of discovering =
the identity of the video card being used.
Thanks for your help.
Eric Hawk =20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I have a hand-me-down 6x86 =
clone. It did=20
not have an operating system installed, and comes with no hardware=20
documentation. I get a little information during the attempted =
boot, and=20
the BIOS is still intact. How can I found out the types of =
hardware which=20
are installed in it (video card, etc.)? The BIOS seems to indicate =
slots=20
as being ISA, and gives IRQ's. I have been able to install =
Linux-Mandrake=20
on it and get to a command line, but the video card does not seem to be =
found=20
(although it is there, as at one time in the past it ran Windows =
95). I=20
was thinking of installing NetBSD, noted the page for supported hardware =
for the=20
i386 platform, and thought you might know a way of discovering the =
identity of=20
the video card being used.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks for your help.</FONT></DIV>
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