Re: QVSS wscons driver

[Cory Smelosky <b4%gewt.net@localhost>]

On Mon, 5 Jan 2015, Dave McGuire wrote:

> On 01/05/2015 12:38 AM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
> > Wish I had a VCB01...only have a busted VCB02. :(
>
>  I might be able to help you out with that; I'll see how many I have left.

Alright, thanks!

Would be a neat pairing for a "deskside" MVAXII. ;)

> > >  No mouse?  Send me your shipping address in private mail.
> >
> > Have spare keyboard too?  The connectors are a pain to fit the flatflex
> > cables in to.
>
>  You keep trying to get LK201s outta me, Cory. ;)  I'm hoarding them;
> about 2/3 of the ones I have are dead, and I have at least twenty
> machines and terminals lacking them.

I'll take a 401. ;)

2/3 of mine are dead as well...the one that apparently spent time 
underwater however continues to work perfectly.

What's the fault?  Controller on 'em?  Ones I had didn't respond at 
all...never got to checking out why.

Still need to get that scope from you!

> > >  I think it should, but I'm pretty sure the only framebuffer I've ever
> > > used with a KA650 is a VCB02 so I can't say for certain.  What release
> > > of firmware do you have on your KA650, is it possibly an older one?
> >
> > Was it possible to upgrade the ROM easily?
>
>  Yes, I've done it on a few boards.  There may be some compatibility
> issues with the pre-rev-K boards (the ones with the buggy Qbus
> interface), I'm not sure, but I haven't run into any.

Yow.  How could they have shipped with a buggy Qbus interface?!

>                   -Dave

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