In <87n1biikjo.wl@alicia.a-r.org>
ur@a-r.org wrote:

> RISCserver2200 firmware uses GD5428 in 8bpp bitmap mode.
> MI ISA VGA driver is for VGA text mode, so it doesn't work.
> 
> There are 2 ways to solve.
> 1. Reprogram GD5428 to VGA text mode.

The PReP machines use VGA graphic mode on boot time,
but NetBSD/prep switches to text mode on its boot loader.
sys/arch/prep/stand/boot/vreset.c might help.
(they have PCI vga adapters, though)
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Izumi Tsutsui
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