QNXRTP questions - regarding serial and video (and some gene

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  1. How can I stop QNX from autodetecting my video all the time and
    placing it’s own lines in /ets/system/config/graphics-modes (and the
    other graphics file in that directory). I have an on-board video chip
    (that can’t be disabled), and a 3Dfx Voodoo3. The Voodoo3 is the main
    video, and the on-board ATI is unused. Yet every time I boot, it
    replaces my graphic setup and Photon crashes hard (can’t even use the
    off button). I change the file, and it works, but it is replaced on
    reboot.
  2. How do I start devc-ser8250 on startup? I have a internal modem that
    requires it to be run (with no options). It is on COM2.
    3)Also, what version of QNX is the free download? Does stuff designed
    for QNX 4.x run on this? How do you install tar.gz files (like bash
    from qnxstart.com)? Is there a command-line package tool? Is there
    other sources of QNX packages besides the two sources listed in the
    package manager? Does XPhoton compile most X apps OK?

I like this QNX, but I want to know how to fix these problems,
Tim

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Tim Hull <thully@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

  1. How can I stop QNX from autodetecting my video all the time and
    placing it’s own lines in /ets/system/config/graphics-modes (and the
    other graphics file in that directory). I have an on-board video chip
    (that can’t be disabled), and a 3Dfx Voodoo3. The Voodoo3 is the main
    video, and the on-board ATI is unused. Yet every time I boot, it
    replaces my graphic setup and Photon crashes hard (can’t even use the
    off button). I change the file, and it works, but it is replaced on
    reboot.
  2. How do I start devc-ser8250 on startup? I have a internal modem that
    requires it to be run (with no options). It is on COM2.
    3)Also, what version of QNX is the free download? Does stuff designed
    for QNX 4.x run on this? How do you install tar.gz files (like bash
    from qnxstart.com)? Is there a command-line package tool? Is there
    other sources of QNX packages besides the two sources listed in the
    package manager? Does XPhoton compile most X apps OK?

I like this QNX, but I want to know how to fix these problems,
Tim

Try posting to inn.qnx.com:qdn.public.qnxrtp.installation for a quicker
response to your questions.

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Joe Bishop (joe@qnx.com)