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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!natinst.com!hrd769.brooks.af.mil!hrd769.brooks.af.mil!not-for-mail From: burgess@hrd769.brooks.af.mil (Dave Burgess) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Using NetBSD/Freebsd on 'Universal replacement' video card. Date: 9 Aug 1993 17:15:55 -0500 Organization: Armstrong Laboratory, Brooks AFB, TX Lines: 32 Message-ID: <246ib9$428@hrd769.brooks.af.mil> NNTP-Posting-Host: hrd769.brooks.af.mil I recently purchased a 'universal replacement' video card for my newly acquired 386. I am trying to run NetBSD/FreeBSD on it. The reason I think the video card is giving me some fits is because, although the card supports up to VGA, I currently have it connected to an EGA monitor and hence am using the card as if it were an EGA card. Rest of the symptoms: I am using NetBSD-current. I get the boot-loader messages and NetBSD seems to load correctly. Everything is looking good, and I can read/reply to every prompt (boot device prompts, etc.). Once the load is complete, the screen turns black, the cursor turns dark blue, and the screen scrolls by using about the right number of lines for probe detections, etc. The machine then proceeds to reboot. Q1. Is anyone using Freebsd/NetBSD on an EGA monitor? I seem to remember something from the original installation notes about either MGA or VGA, but I can't recall anything specific. Q2. Would the fact that this card HAS VGA registers/hardware be enough to convince FreeBSD/NetBSD that I have a VGA monitor? If so, does anyone want to try to help me get this to work with my lowly, all-I-can-afford EGA monitor (at least in the short term)? Surprisingly enough, I HAVE read the FAQ, and didn't find anything in there about this. The note about turning off the on-board cache allowed me to get THIS far, so I am closer. -- ------ TSgt Dave Burgess NCOIC AL/Management Information Systems Office Brooks AFB, TX