Re: Re: Linux 9p timestamps

> you're not the first to make this mistake.
Duly added a note to the Tip o' the day. I would have liked to create a  
new page on the wiki to link to as an additional step to perform after  
Installation, Creating a new user and Configuring the network - but how  
does one create a new, non-existing page?

/c

Re: HP Laserjet III printer

Many thanks. Laserjet III now printing quite happily.
John

Russ Cox wrote:

>> Have been trying to get this printer going with no success. Had a look
>> at the Luther/Rattan correspondence (Plan9 and laser printer) but found
>> no help there. I've fiddled about with /sys/lib/lp/devices without
>> success (or even knowing much about what I'm doing!)
>> The printer is on the parallel port. If output is directed to pcclone,
>> going to /dev/lpt1data, the printer fires up OK but prints lots of pages
>> of nothing useful, mainly blank pages preceded by %!PS-Adobe-2.0, etc,
>> staggered across the first page. Presumably the driver is not correct.
>> Any help appreciated.
>> John
>
>
> In /sys/lib/lp/devices, you should be able to start with
> the hpdeskjet entry, maybe rename it, and then
> change the gs!cdj670 to gs!ljet3.  Then you should
> be all set (using lp -dhpdeskjet or whatever new name
> you chose).
>
> Russ
>
>

Re: I don't know why I'm forwarding this but ...

How get 1280x1024 resolution?

Another question from this novice Plan 9 user. I'm trying to increase 
the screen resolution to 1280x1024 from the present 1024x768x32. I've 
examined /lib/vgadb thoroughly but frankly do not entirely understand 
it. I've tried one or two options in /n/9fat/plan9.ini, including 
monitor=vs1782, vgasize=1280x1024x<various bit settings>. One 9fan in 
the archive mentioned  simply putting in monitor=t23 in his case. Mine 
seems closest to vs1782 but results in "vs1782 <at> 1280x1024x<whatever> not 
in vgadb". Have also tried monitor=sxga with similar results.

Video card and monitor are capable of supporting 1280x1024x32 or more. 
Details are:

Card: RIVA (Nvidia?) TNT2 64
Monitor: Viewsonic VE710s. H freq. 30-82, V 50-85 (very similar to the 
characteristics of the vs1782 in vgadb.

John

Re: How get 1280x1024 resolution?

> Monitor: Viewsonic VE710s. H freq. 30-82, V 50-85 (very similar to the 

with that and an nvidia card of some sort i use

vgasize=1280x1024x16
monitor=multisync135

in plan9.ini without having had to change anything else that i can remember.

Re: How get 1280x1024 resolution? (Raises another question)

Thanks for that Charles. After a little manual adjustment of the 
monitor, that worked well. It raises another question, one that I've 
asked before as a newcomer to Plan 9. How did you arrive at that answer? 
What is there logically to relate a Viewsonic VE710s with the 
multisync135 entry in vgadb, when the more obvious one (to me at least) 
seemed to be the vs1782? I guess I'm just not sufficiently technically 
oriented?

Charles Forsyth wrote:

>>Monitor: Viewsonic VE710s. H freq. 30-82, V 50-85 (very similar to the 
>>    
>>
>
>with that and an nvidia card of some sort i use
>
>vgasize=1280x1024x16
>monitor=multisync135
>
>in plan9.ini without having had to change anything else that i can remember.
>
>
>
>  
>

Status of SBPro support under 4th Edition

I've seen old postings suggesting that code supporting SB Pro exists
and has been made to work in the past. Is this code part of the base
distribution?

Re: Re: How get 1280x1024 resolution? (Raises another question)

> when the more obvious one (to me at least) 
> seemed to be the vs1782?

i've now tried that one too and monitor=vs1782 also worked for me.

Re: Status of SBPro support under 4th Edition

I have a sbpro-compatible devaudio.c from 2001, but it would need some
changes to fit the 4th edition kernel.  I can't remember whether it
was ever tested with an actual SoundBlaster™ device or only something
which claimed to emulate it.

The driver in the standard distribution only works for sb16.

Re: Status of SBPro support under 4th Edition