Subject: Re: intvid - Classic II
To: Mike Eckhoff <meckhoff@zaphod.wayne.esu1.k12.ne.us>
From: Michael R Zucca <mrz5149@cs.rit.edu>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/16/1997 13:27:30
>
> Hello!
>
> I am running NetBSD 1.2.1 on a Classic II with the intvidtest.0.4.1 and
> ADB.163 patches installed. From the README, I hope that this is the
> correct address to send this to.
>
> Console video is great (with about a 2 pixel thick line at the bottom of
> the screen that shows my old MacOS desktop). However, if I run dt or
> Xwindows, the whole screen is pushed up 4 lines. In essence, cutting off
> the top 4 lines (since they are above the viewable area) and raising it
> from the bottom of the screen by 4 lines.
>
> Although dt and Xwindows will not use this low area between the bottom of
> the pushed up screen and the actual bottom of the screen, kernel error
> messages still pop up in this area.
>
> A graphical example of what is going on is this (actual screen shown with
> =='s and ||'s.
>
> +--------------------------------------------------------+
> | |
> | 4 lines above actual screen that I cannot see |
> | that dt/Xwindows thinks is the real top |
> |========================================================|
> || ||
> || ||
> || ||
> || Actual ||
> || ||
> || ||
> || ||
> || Classic II ||
> || ||
> || ||
> || Display ||
> || ||
> || ||
> || Area ||
> || ||
> || +---dt/Xwindows thiks the bottom of the ||
> || V real screen is here ||
> |+------------------------------------------------------+|
> || ||
> || <space not being used by dt/Xwindows> ||
> || ||
> || V--Actual bottom of display ||
> +========================================================+
>
> Thanks for any help that you can give me on this.
>
> -me
>
> +'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+'^'+.,.+
>
> Mike Eckhoff / Network Administrator / Wayne Public School District
> KB0TPT http://www.wayne.esu1.k12.ne.us/~meckhoff/
>
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>
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