Stting console type VGA vs MDA

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From: Ian Ward
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 1997 00:00

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Hi all,

I have a system that has both a VGA Adapter and one of the older Hercules
Monochrome Adaper in.

Normally I just have the MDA in so that I can use the VGA console on
another system.

I would rather not have to pull out the VGA card each time I want to run
MDA.

I have looked through the Kernel config and I am trying to find a way of
overiding the BIOS
declaration that there is a VGA connected (the system insists on VGA if it
finds the adapter even if 
you have monochrome selected).  There is a reference to "video_type" in the
/drivers/char/console.c ,
to be in MDA mode this would be "VIDEO_TYPE_MDA"  (I wish there was a
bootstring)

Ideally, I would like the system to boot up and use the MDA console
normally.
With the Xfree86 configured for the VGA, I am sure on the occaisons I want
to run X
I can by just initialising X and connecting the VGA console to the VGA
Card.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
ian@cyberpro.com.au

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From: "Ian Ward" <ian@cyberpro.com.au>
Subject: Stting console type VGA vs MDA
Date: 1997/03/09
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