Thanks to
Erik Persson,
David Monroe, and
Dr. Thomas P. Blinn
for the quick responses.
The answer to my question is basically No, I can't not use SVGA PC parts
and get SVGA resolution running DUNIX.
"If the video card isn't recognized by Digital UNIX, it will load the
generic VGA driver, which will only operate at 640x480 resolution. The
only way to get a higher resolution is to use a card that is supported
by Digital UNIX, such as an S3 Trio64V+ based card."
"As for your SVGA hardware, it is supported ONLY as generic VGA unless
you can get a device driver kit from the vendor, who I am sure has not
bothered to write one. You need both a hardware specific driver for
the kernel, and a hardware specific interface (DDX) for the X Window
System. But you could ask Digital Research about it.. They *might* have
one."
Per our salesman, the video card is no longer part of a workstation by
default. (Whether a good salesperson should let this happen, specially
when we also ordered the expensive monitors from him, is another issue). Buyer
beware!
llliu_at_netscape.net
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Received on Mon Oct 12 1998 - 01:56:59 NZDT