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From: sanders@menlo70.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: 4.1bsd vs. Versatec V80
Message-ID: <181@menlo70.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Sep-83 16:32:10 EDT
Article-I.D.: menlo70.181
Posted: Sun Sep 25 16:32:10 1983
Date-Received: Wed, 28-Sep-83 02:10:50 EDT
Organization: USGS, Menlo Park CA
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 We have a nice little /750 running 4.1bsd with a Versatec V80 and
Versatec DMA controller.  Vtroff does not like this combo, and
vpr isn't completely happy either.  The code seems to be written
for a 36" Versatec or 11" Varian, of which we have neither, so
I figure that's where the problem lies.
  Oh yeah, we rearranged jumpers on the controller board, so at
least the system doesn't barf with millions of console error
messages any more - the problem is with screwed up output
and/or hanging hardware.
  Before I set into some serious digging and hacking,
can anyone save me some work by sending:

   advice | sympathy
   diffs of source (license info on request)
   pointers to areas to change
   magic, undocumented args to vtroff/vpr to make my V80 work

Of course, the last option is preferred.

(4.1bsd hacking is getting more like playing adventure every day)

(Your are in a dark, musty source code directory, with many
mysteriously named files around you...)

-- Rex	ucbvax!menlo70!sanders	RSanders.Pascalx@Denver