Reference

tga(4)

DECchip 21030 (TGA) graphics driver

NAME

tga – DECchip 21030 (TGA) graphics driver

SYNOPSIS

tga* at pci? wsdisplay* at tga?

DESCRIPTION

This driver handles DECchip 21030 (TGA) graphics hardware within the wscons(4) console framework.

On TGA adapters, the resolution is set on the card and is not changed at runtime. On some TGA models, there are four DIP switches. On other models, there is a rotary switch with positions 0-F. There are also some that use jumpers.

TGA Switch Settings

SwitchPixelMonitorRefresh
SettingFreq (MHz)ResolutionRate (MHz)
01301280x102472
11191280x102466
21081280x102460
31041152x90072
4931152x90066
5751024x76870
6741024x76872
7691024x86460
8651024x76860
950800x60072
A40800x60060
B32640x48072
C25640x48060

The settings for D, E, and F are for 1600x1200 on some cards, but there are no guarantees.

There are also a couple of extra jumpers on some cards. One of these jumpers often selects the card to be the primary display. Exactly one of the cards in your machine should have that jumper on. If you have extra cards, they should have the jumper off.

SEE ALSO

intro(4), pci(4), wscons(4), wsdisplay(4), wsconscfg(8) DECchip 21030 PCI Graphics Accelerator Reference Manual, EC-N0683-72.

BUGS

There are some problems with the background randomly switching between black and blue.