[wplug] howdy

[Zachary Uram]

Hi Guys,

Thanks for replies.  Tom - how do I figure out what video card I have?
Without monitor I can't see any boot-up messages. There is no OS
installed and IIRC the BIOS hangs at one point when it complains about
some frame buffer. I have no clue how to flash it with a new BIOS :)
It has FDD but I don't have a SCSI external CDROM. Would lilke to get
Debian on it. I thought as long as my VGA monitor (non-Sun)  is not
fixed-frequency I can get it working with the IPX? I also have the
inverse problem since my Dad has a SUN monitor (19" behemoth) which
we'd like to get working with on his Intel machine (PCI video card).
heh so I have lots of problems but few solutions at this point.

Zach


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:40:59 -0500, Tom Rhodes <trhodes at freebsd.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:22:19 -0500
> 
> 
> Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:
> 
> > Tom Rhodes <trhodes at FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 08:38:41 -0500
> > > "Vanco, Don" <don.vanco at agilysys.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org
> > > > >[mailto:wplug-bounces+don.vanco=agilysys.com at wplug.org] On
> > > > >
> > > > >Does anyone happen to know what I need to hook up a Sparc IPX to a VGA
> > > > >(non-Sun) monitor?
> > > >   Welcome!  You need an adapter for the 13w3 to VGA adapter - I've
> > > > seen 'em on eBay for under $5.
> > > > http://search.ebay.com/13W3_W0QQmaxrecordsreturnedZ300QQsorecordsperpage
> > > > Z50QQsosortpropertyZ1
> > > > (impossibly retarded URL compliments of IBM WebSphere)
> > >
> > > I think you may also need a special video card.  Tsung Labs (sp)
> > > at one point released a PCI video card (6000 or something) which
> > > could be plugged into a 13W13 adapter and then plugged into a
> > > Sun monitor.  FWIW, I ran a 17" Sun monitor this way with
> > > RedHat 5.2 back in the day.
> > >
> > > Now, some Sun monitors were made by Sony.  IIRC, these can be
> > > plugged right into the 13W13 adapter and then right into any
> > > video card.  But that is hear-say from one of the FreeBSD/NetBSD
> > > Sparc64 port maintainers; I haven't tried it personally but
> > > I have reason enough to believe he's right.
> >
> > I've been looking for one of these adapters as well.
> >
> > Check out the "compatible with" section concerning this one:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41993&item=6722217502&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
> 
> The auction listing fails to point out that:
> 
> 1: If this really is an adapter to be used without problems on
>   any Creator3D etc, they have the wrong parts listed.  The UPA
>   cards can be found in almost every Ultra10, Ultra30 and Ultra60
>   (along with a standard SVGA for Sun monitors).  I wonder if it
>   will also work with Sbus Creator3D cards (as found in Ultra1s,
>   Ultra2s and perhaps Ultra5s as well).
> 
> 2: This is a cheap price for this adaptor, to be completely honest,
>   I have a small box of these adaptors at my location in PA;
>   however, I may have non available.  Next time I'm in PA
>   (Thanksgiving?) I'll count them and give you one if I have it
>   extra.  If I have two extra then I'll offer one to the person
>   who originated this post on the condition that they reply so
>   I have their name/email (it seems to have been stripped by
>   someone's MUA).
> 
> 3: While not a bug in this auction listing, it's probably important
>   for you, Bill, to know that I seemed to have found an apartment.
>   It's in a recently built location right outside of downtown DC,
>   and up high (under the penthouses).  While not looking at it
>   yet, the person who's been talking to me has made it clear that
>   I apparently have a lovely view of the monuments.  Wow, that
>   really does sound great but the effect will wear off about 12
>   hours after I move in.
> 
> --
> Tom Rhodes
> 
> 
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