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Re: /dev/tcx0 crashes SunOS 4.1.4 on Sparc 20's
From: schuh () INFORMATIK UNI-SIEGEN DE (Frank Schuh)
Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 14:55:04 +0200
-> -> If you try to read /dev/tcx0 on a SunOS 4.1.4 Sparc 20 (it didn't -> work on a 10; didn't have access to a Sparc 5, so I couldn't check -> that), you will cause a system panic. How do you read it, you ask? -> Simply "cat /dev/tcx0" or "ls /dev/tcx0/*". You don't need special -> privileges to use it. -> -> Now, I have never own'ed a tcx frame buffer. These only exist on Sparc 5 -> right? So I don't know what will happen if you do have a tcx device. -> If you don't, then the simplest fix is to just remove the darn entry under -> /dev. -> -> -d Hello, this problem is descibe in Sun's Bug Id 1255965 Work around: 1. Install tcx frame buffer. 2. Edit GENERIC file as below and create new kernel. < device-driver tcx # 24-bit accelerated color frame buffer ---
#device-driver tcx # 24-bit accelerated color frame buffer
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