Hi all, On 31 Oct, this message from Brad Boyer echoed through cyberspace: >> >I'm pretty sure my 7600 reset everything on a mac boot sequence. I >> >know it cleared out the patch for the control video mode bug.
Confirmed. >> Which was a forth function you somehow stored in nvram (the control >> cidmode patch)? > > I don't remember the exact details, but it was forth code. I probably > have a copy of it if you want it. It pulled some tricks with the > drivers for /chaos/control and via-cuda to stabilize the display. You probably mean this here: ---- start forth code ---- dev /bandit/gc/via-cuda ' write value &W : -&We &W swap - execute ; : P1 4D8 -&We false 548 -&We ; &W FC + ' P1 BLpatch : P2 0C 2 ms ; &W E0 + ' P2 BLpatch device-end ---- end forth code ---- The source can be found here: http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan/linux/Alan-s.OF.patch I also have this patch to the xcoff loader, which some of you may be interested in: ---- start forth code ---- 4180FFF0 ' msr! 44 + code! dev /packages/xcoff-loader : p&+ ['] open 600 - + ; : p3 { _a _s } _a -1000 and _a _s + over - FFF ( + -1000 and ) ; 60000000 dup 8 p&+ code! C p&+ code! 18 p&+ ' p3 BLpatch device-end ---- end forth code ---- I have no idea what the first line, or the last 3 lines, do. I probably have these bits from one of the *bsds and their extensive OF doc. Cheers Michel ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michel Lanners | " Read Philosophy. Study Art. 23, Rue Paul Henkes | Ask Questions. Make Mistakes. L-1710 Luxembourg | email [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.cpu.lu/~mlan | Learn Always. " -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
