Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Oct 1998 22:11:58 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Mike A. Harris" <> | Subject | Re: Using Monochrome and VGA monitors simultaneously. |
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On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Martin Mares wrote:
>> Ok, I've got 2.1.124 now, and have mda compiled in. The module >> names seem to have changed considerably since last time I fiddled >> with this. I now see an "mdacon" module, and have looked for >> documentation on how to use it. >> >> I can't seem to turn up anything though. >> >> grep is not being my friend. ;o) >> >> Can you help me out with fiddling with mdacon under 2.1.124? >> What I've done so far is: >> >> 1 root@red:/lib/modules/2.1.124/video# insmod mdacon.o >> mda_first_vc=13 mda_last_vc=16 >> mdacon: MDA with 4K of memory detected. >> Console: switching consoles 13-16 to MDA-2 >> >> I found the module options in mdacon.c, as I couldn't find any >> documentation. The module insmod's ok, and is listed, but >> nothing happens. >> >> I've added inittab entries for these VC's and I get "respawning >> too fast" on them... > > Does /dev/tty13 really exist on your machine?
Yes. /dev/tty[0-16] exist. I've had up to 16 tty's active on the console before, but have dropped back to 12. Now I want to have 13-16 on the mda monitor.
> If you try "echo foo >/dev/tty13" and use Alt-RightArrow to browse the >consoles, does "foo" appear on any of your monitors?
I tried that, and couldn't find anything at all. ALT-RIGHTARROW cycles through tty1-12 and back to 1 again. The mono monitor did display a cursor in the top left corner that turns off when Linux shuts down though...
Any ideas?
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