Re: O2 install - use glass console?

[Michael Lorenz <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Jun 20, 2008, at 12:41, Stephen Borrill wrote:
> I'm trying to install -current on my O2. When the kernel is started  
> it switches into some screen mode undisplayable by its genuine SGI  
> monitor.

Hmm, we don't change the video mode at all. Someone added code to  
turn sync-on-green on or off according to some ARCS variable, maybe  
that's what bites you - we should probably leave it alone.

> Should I be able to use a glass console to do this installation?

Absolutely.

> If so, what resolution/refresh is it likely to be trying to use?

Whatever the firmware sets up, usually something like 1280x1024 at 60Hz.

have fun
Michael

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