Re: Ultrix4.5 Supported Hardware (VAX)

From	Mark Wickens <mark@wickensonline.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.unix.ultrix
Subject	Re: Ultrix4.5 Supported Hardware (VAX)
Date	2011-11-12 11:57 -0800
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I have acquired a VAXstation 3100 M38 and installed Ultrix. Initially this was via a VT320 serial console, but I received parts to make a video cable yesterday and made one up this morning. When I flipped the console switch I got a terminal display on the flat panel, and the keyboard worked fine. 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. 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)?

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.

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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