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From: john@jwt.UUCP (John Temples)
Subject: Re: VPIX and LPT1: and VGA
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Date: Mon, 27 May 91 05:31:36 GMT
Organization: Private System -- Orlando, FL
References: <1639@tronsbox.xei.com>

In article <1639@tronsbox.xei.com> tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (Kenneth Jamieson) writes:
>is there a way to add one of the lpt ports as a dda

Comment out the appropriate PLEL[12] entry from /usr/vpix/etc/vpixdevs.
Then you can add the LPT port as a DDA.  Don't specify an IRQ when
adding the DDA.

>   The theory is that if you remove vga.rom it will load the rom from the
>   card and then you can set any mode you want .. is this true ????

It works on some cards, but I think others have problems.
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John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)