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From: mrz5149@rit.cs.rit.edu (M. R. Zucca)
Subject: Re: NetBSD/mak68k: problems with serial overruns, X console
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Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 15:46:26 GMT
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In article <4l3335$s3e@er7.rutgers.edu>, kenn@eden.rutgers.edu (Ken
Nakata) wrote:
> No, the best way is to download the video driver off the ROM and
> access the hardware through it. It's actually been done recently.
> There's an on-going effort to write a color X server which takes
> advantage of the new grf driver, too. It won't be much longer until
> there's color X support. Be patient, please.
It's the first I've heard of it. It's so hard to get news on this stuff!
First off, it would be nice if there was a pointer to the XMacBSD hardware
source for the X Server. It should be with the rest of the X Stuff at the
XFree86 site that is pointed to from ftp.netbsd.org.
I checked into using the ROMs. While it's a nice idea, what do you do about
something like IIvx video? If you look closely, the Apple_Video_Brazil
driver is loaded by the system and is not contained in the ROMs. In addtion,
the IIvx's slot information for the video is not reliable even if it was
independant (consider the IIvx video base address hack). In the case of the
IIvx and possibly IIci internal video, you need the CLUT's base address.
> No, I'm almost sure it's not on his list. At least not near the top
> of it. Besides, swamping his (or anyone else's) mailbox doesn't get
> things done any faster.
Sorry, I had not intention for people to flood Allen Brigg's mailbox.
A little query can't hurt, especially considering the size of the MacBSD
community.
BTW, since you seem to know alot about what's new could you fill those of us
in who would like to know or give us a pointer to something with *fresh*
information.
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