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From: Ish Rattan ratta1i@mai...
Subject: [9fans] Plan9 + S3 Trio64 vga card..
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:57:25 GMT

Ish Rattan wrote:

> I found anther PCI graphics card based on S3 Trio64 chip.
>
> The string is:
>
> 0xC0044="Phoenix S3 TRIO64 Enhanced VGA BIOS. PCI Version 1.1"
>
> and when entered into /lib/vgadb in `ctrl' line for other TRIO64 cards as
> ctlr
>         0xC0045="Stealth 64 DRAM Vers. 2.02"                    # Diamond Stealt
>         0xC0045="Stealth 64 DRAM Vers. 1.14"
>         0xC0045="Stealth SE DRAM Vers. 1.01"                    # Diamond Stealt
>         0xC0044="Phoenix S3 TRIO32 Enhanced VGA BIOS. Version 1.3-08-12-57MHz"
>         0xC0044="Phoenix S3 TRIO64 Enhanced VGA BIOS. Version 1.3-08"
>         0xC0044="Phoenix S3 TRIO64 Enhanced VGA BIOS. Version 1.00-06"
>         0xC0044="Phoenix S3 TRIO64 Enhanced VGA BIOS. Version 1.2-07"
>         0xC0044="Stealth64 Video 2001"                          # Trio64V+
>         link=vga
>         hwgc=s3hwgc
>         ctlr=trio64 link=ibm8514
>
> seem to be recognized. When I try (monitor is set to multosync65)
>
> aux/vga -l 800x6000x1 (or 1024x768x1)
>
> the enhanced screen stays visible (pointer scales down) but the mouse
> buttons produce no effect (no menus).. looks like it did not work..
>

I had to reboot the machine after setting the vgasize in plan9.ini

Than

>
> How do I mount an ATAPI CDROM (after installing the CD)?
>
> Any ideas?
>
> - ishwa