Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-11-01 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg (VE6BBM/VE7TFX)
> /n/sources/contrib/cinap_lenrek/draw.c Works great -- thanks.

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-11-01 Thread cinap_lenrek
this is how /sys/src/cmd/vnc/draw.c was changed to not "mouse turd" on vesa. have put the changed file in contrib at: /n/sources/contrib/cinap_lenrek/draw.c didnt made a patch because its just a work arround, not a real fix. cpu% diff -c /n/dump/2009/0923/sys/src/cmd/vnc/draw.c draw.c /n/dump/20

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-11-01 Thread cinap_lenrek
"mouse turds" happend in equis when using vesa too. it happens when you loadimage() directly on the screen with the mouse over it. it seems the software cursor isnt hidden and restored on loadimage correctly. as a work arround, one can loadimage() in a temporary offscreen image and then use draw

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-10-31 Thread erik quanstrom
On Sun Oct 31 20:24:23 EDT 2010, lyn...@orthanc.ca wrote: > On 10-10-31 5:13 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > > what's the restriction you're not telling us? > > Mouse turds in the VNC client when running VESA mode. but not other programs? why do you think this is this a vesa bug and not a vncv bug?

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-10-31 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg
On 10-10-31 5:13 PM, erik quanstrom wrote: > what's the restriction you're not telling us? Mouse turds in the VNC client when running VESA mode.

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-10-31 Thread erik quanstrom
On Sun Oct 31 16:37:47 EDT 2010, lyn...@orthanc.ca wrote: > On 10-10-30 11:21 PM, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote: > > I'm really curious what machine this is for. > > A mini-ITX system running as a diskless terminal. if that's it, i don't understand the objections to vesa. you can nearly buy a atom or

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-10-31 Thread Lyndon Nerenberg
On 10-10-30 11:21 PM, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote: > I'm really curious what machine this is for. A mini-ITX system running as a diskless terminal.

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-10-31 Thread pmarin
The some of the raedon X1xxx series still use the PCI slot. Plan9 drivers is another story. http://www.visiontek.com/1000-series-cards/radeon-x1300/radeon-x1300-256mb-pci.html On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 7:21 AM, Ethan Grammatikidis wrote: > > On 27 Oct 2010, at 6:12 pm, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > >>

Re: [9fans] Non-VESA video card

2010-10-30 Thread Ethan Grammatikidis
On 27 Oct 2010, at 6:12 pm, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: Can anyone recommend a current-production PCI (not -express) video card that will run in native (NOT VESA) mode? I'm not too fussy about VGA vs. DVI, but it would be nice if the driver supported both. Are there any in production at all?