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Re: Ultrix4.5 Supported Hardware (VAX)

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Mark Wickens schrieb:
> However, I wasn't able to get an X server up and running.
> 
> Is this because of the previously mentioned restriction on graphics card support, ie, no support for SPX graphics. 

Could well be.

> Is there a way in which I can check which graphics I have in this box (presumably failing all else I can open the box and check the PCB)?

maybe at the console:
sho dev
?

> I seem to remember that compiling up X11R6 is straightforward on Ultrix. 
 > Would this be a possible solution if I do indeed
> have unsupported graphics with the shipped X server.

No clue. But even if it's "straightforward", I would assume
that some low-level support for SPX would be needed.
Btw, the SPX has a jumper which dumbs it down to GPX level,
but even this doesn't help here.
Having a pile of 31xx the only solution for me was
to redistribute the cards so the 3176's got SPX,
the 3100's got GPX. 3176's run VMS, the others Ultrix.
Another possibility would be to use the monochrome output.
On a regular monitor this would be ugly green, of course,
but if you're lucky you could still spot one of those
black&white DEC VRxxx's.

> Thanks for the help,
> 
> Mark.

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Re: Ultrix4.5 Supported Hardware (VAX) Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk> - 2011-11-12 11:57 -0800
  Re: Ultrix4.5 Supported Hardware (VAX) Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer@gsi.de> - 2011-11-21 11:05 +0100

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