Re: [MiNT] vcons FAQ

[Maurits van de Kamp <maurits@bassment.demon.nl>]

Sorry for the empty reply I just sent off to the mintlist!! Please
ignore :)

(Boy I hate Netscape) :)

Steven Moore wrote:

> > Well, get it - he's looking for ppl to help him it seems, and you've
> > already proven your programming quality when it comes to vcons. :)
> 
> This is true. You did most of the work for me. ;)

I hope you're talking to Jurgen there. :)

> Tested, and works perfectly on my current (SVGA) monitor.

Hmm, I derived the fact that it didn't from two things: 1. The comments
in the source (I don't have it here but come to think of it, it was
kinda open to double interpretation) :) and 2. the fact that I didn't
get any colors. :)

> Just change to the resolution you want, run save_res.tos and get it to save
> /etc/resolution, and it should work on any monitor. The only pitfall is *do not
> mix the versions*. Be sure to use the _new_ save_res.tos, vconsd, and
> /etc/resolution; and not the old one from 0.9a (the format is different). Oh,
> and -- use vconsd for colour, not vcons1d.

Well I just freshly installed kgmd (had some nasty harddisc probs
before) :) so no mixed versions there. And I tried all the different
vcon* instances. :) Is there anything else apart from the above I should
do to see the colors? Is tw52 the terminal to use?

> The only known bug is that ST-low will be incorrectly detected as having 2
> planes, and not 4.

Oh bugger. :) (j/k) :)

Maurits.