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Conference turris::digital_unix

Title:DIGITAL UNIX(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1)
Notice:Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference
Moderator:SMURF::DENHAM
Created:Thu Mar 16 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:10068
Total number of notes:35879

9556.0. "EISA/ISA graphics controller for AS2100A?" by SANITY::LEMONS (And we thank you for your support.) Fri Apr 18 1997 17:22

    Hi
    
    What I should I use for a non-PCI graphics controller on an AlphaServer
    2100A Digital UNIX system?  According to:
    
    
    http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/tech_docs/
    alphasrv2100a/docs/supported_options.html#Video
    
    only five vide options are supported.  PB2GA-AA (an EISA option) is no
    longer in the Price List, and PB2GA-CA is not supported (but can be
    kludged to work) on Digital UNIX.  I don't want to 'waste' a PCI slot
    on a graphics controller on a server.
    
    Suggestions?
    
    Thanks!
    tl
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9556.1ATI ISA Mach64NNTPD::"[email protected]"Paul GristMon Apr 21 1997 11:4412
The currently shipping ISA card for DU is the ATI ISA Mach64.
It's the PB2GA-FB.  One thing to be carful of is that
it requires a different ECU file depending on whether
you are running 3.2* or a V4.* release.

See  http://healey.zk3.dec.com/hw_query/graphics/Index.html
for more info about DU graphics options and see
http://www.zk3.dec.com/uhs/graphics/FAQ.html for additional info
about ATI64 configuration.

Paul
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9556.2SANITY::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Tue Apr 22 1997 18:035
    Paul
    
    Great information!  Thanks very much for taking the time to reply!
    
    tl
9556.2SANITY::LEMONSAnd we thank you for your support.Wed Apr 23 1997 17:1119
    Hi Paul
    
    Thanks for the response.  Unfortuneately, I can't order the PB2GA-FA or
    -FB.  According to http://www.businesslink.digital.com (which will soon
    replace VTX PRICE), neither of these options is available.  The
    PB2GA-FB gives a PB2GA-JB is the replacement, as the PB2GA-FB is in
    maintenance mode.  Here is what is listed for a search of PB2GA-*:
    
    1 PB2GA-CA #9GXE 1280x1024  ISA Graphics   
    2 PB2GA-JB TRIO64 S3 1MB DRAM PCI card     
    3 PB2GA-JC PCI graphics mod,1MB DRAM       
    4 PB2GA-JD PCI graphics mod,2MB DRAM    
    
    I know that the PB2GA-CA is not supported on Digital UNIX.  So that
    leaves only PCI cards.  Is this really true that only PCI graphics
    cards are supported orderable for Digital UNIX??
    
    Thanks!
    tl