[Info-vax] Two VGA graphics cards in Alphastation XP1000

[Stephen Hoffman]

On 2021-09-16 21:43:42 +0000, Slo said:

>> I've routinely run multi-headed configurations and it works fine with 
>> OpenVMS and DECwindows, though that's always been with consistent 
>> controllers (multiple PowerStorm 3D30 controllers, for instance) and  
>> with only one controller having VGA enabled, and that always using 
>> DECwindows Motif as I never got DECwindows CDE multi-head working to my 
>> satisfaction.
> 
> I'm on OpenVMS 8.4, New Desktop. Since this is based on DECwindows CDE, 
> I should be expecting difficulties?

A DECwindows configuration which offers CDE and Motif.

DECwindows can be reconfigured to default to Motif and not CDE.

> I'll put in the second card and see what happens!

Only one of which can have the VGA console enabled.

I've only run consistent graphics controller configurations, not disparate.


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