ehrlich@bernini.ced.berkeley.edu (Charles Ehrlich) (11/25/90)
I attempted to use the GC card sooo long awaited to no avail. I tried to install the accompanying INIT called 8*24GC (where * is the option-created bullet) into the Login System Folder to no avail. The damn thing would not start any MacOS sessions. Then I tried to do the impossible...delete that unsuspecting INIT and discovered that there is no way of typing the bullet character and therefore no easy way to delete the init!! The only thing that I found worked (in case any of you in net land make the same mistake) was to create a subdirectory within the "damaged" system folder and mv * into it. The nasty init is not "found" and so stays put. Then mv that subdirectory ../ and follow it up with cd ../ and then do a rm -r System Folder (being sure you know what you're doing.) I'm hoping this GC card is going to accelerate A/UX based MacX. Please clue me in if I am totally in left field. Chas Summary: Display Card GC INIT problems Sender: Charles Ehrlich Followup-To: ehrlich@lands.ced.berkeley.edu Distribution: comp.unix.aux Organization: University of California Keywords: Display Card GC, 8*24GC
dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (11/26/90)
In article <1990Nov25.084331.26643@agate.berkeley.edu> ehrlich@bernini.ced.berkeley.edu (Charles Ehrlich) writes: >I'm hoping this GC card is going to accelerate A/UX based MacX. >Please clue me in if I am totally in left field. It won't. No accelerator cards work under the current version of A/UX because they necessarily deal with physical addresses and screen memory is accessed at a virtual address different from the the physical address. I hear this may be addressed in future versions of A/UX. -- Steve Dyer dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer dyer@arktouros.mit.edu, dyer@hstbme.mit.edu
dtroup@carroll1.cc.edu (David C. Troup) (12/03/90)
In article <5005@spdcc.SPDCC.COM> dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes: >It won't. No accelerator cards work under the current version of A/UX >because they necessarily deal with physical addresses and screen memory >is accessed at a virtual address different from the the physical address. >I hear this may be addressed in future versions of A/UX. I talked to DayStar Digital this past week for questions on problems with the 030 40mhz card for the IIci running under AU/X, and it seems there are some "Little problems..." with the card, and that "...we are working with Apple on this problem and will not release the card until the problems are fixed..." It seems that all of these neat products that would be PERFECT for AU/X don't seem to support AU/X. (I looked at AE's Quadralink too, again, so support). Kinda frustrating... :-( -- David C. Troup is dtroup@carroll1.cc.edu|414.336.7467|414.433.3527| | ________________________________________|414.336.2631| work |Skunk Works| |____________|____________|___________| "Things like polyester, pants and shoes, don't make it easy to remember."
dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (12/03/90)
In article <2158@carroll1.cc.edu> dtroup@carroll1.cc.edu (David C. Troup) writes: >>It won't. No accelerator cards work under the current version of A/UX >>because they necessarily deal with physical addresses and screen memory >>is accessed at a virtual address different from the the physical address. >>I hear this may be addressed in future versions of A/UX. > I talked to DayStar Digital this past week for questions on > problems with the 030 40mhz card for the IIci running under > AU/X, and it seems there are some "Little problems..." with the card... Fine, but my comment above doesn't address this. I was talking about A/UX and *graphics* accelerators like the 8*24GC or the SuperMac Spectrum 24 Series III or the equivalent RasterOps card. -- Steve Dyer dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer dyer@arktouros.mit.edu, dyer@hstbme.mit.edu
Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) (12/05/90)
Steve, As previously stated, there are NO accelerated video cards whose acceleration feature is supported by A/UX. PLEASE remember that A/UX is a completely different OS and thus, the data structures are completely different than the Mac OS. Fabian Ramirez SuperMac Technology fabian@cup.portal.com sun!cup.portal.com!fabian
dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer) (12/06/90)
In article <36544@cup.portal.com> Fabian@cup.portal.com (Fabian Fabe Ramirez) writes: >Steve, >As previously stated, there are NO accelerated video cards whose acceleration >feature is supported by A/UX. PLEASE remember that A/UX is a completely >different OS and thus, the data structures are completely different than the >Mac OS. Right. That's what I said. What's your point? -- Steve Dyer dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer dyer@arktouros.mit.edu, dyer@hstbme.mit.edu