Subject: Re: TCX support (Was: Problem with Aries ss2 clone)
To: Dan Poler <dpoler@usg.ce.mediaone.net>
From: David Brownlee <abs@anim.dreamworks.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/13/1999 19:46:33
Ack. Apologies - yes, its a TGX+
David/absolute
-=- Sue me, screw me, walk right through me -=-
On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Dan Poler wrote:
> I was not aware of the existence of the TCX except as a builtin
> framebuffer in a SPARCstation 4. Do you mean TGX maybe?
>
> Dan
>
> On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, David Brownlee wrote:
>
> > I have a problem with a TCX framebuffer when used as a console.
> > Exhibits on IPX and ss2 clone. Works fine in ss2 clone as a non
> > console (used a standard old cgsix as alternative framebuffer).
> >
> > Kernels break just after 'filesystem on {ffs,nfs}' with
> > 'Watchdog reset' 'Window Overflow'. Does not seem to matter
> > whether you cgsix support is compiled in (its identified as
> > a cgsix).
> >
> > Card is from an ultra1 originally, and runs solaris2 on the
> > ss2 clone fine.
> >
> > Do we support the TCX?
> >
> > (This email supercedes the previous Aries mail :)
> >
> > David/absolute
> >
> > -=- "Maybe god will cover up his eyes" -=-
> >
> >
> >
>