From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 17 16:16:46 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BEDAD106566C for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:16:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from agogare.doit.wisc.edu (agogare.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.211]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 942E98FC12 for ; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:16:46 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LOH00C00JVXNI00@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:16:45 -0500 (CDT) Received: from comporellon.tachypleus.net ([unknown] [76.210.68.180]) by smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LOH00MTFJVWUO20@smtpauth2.wiscmail.wisc.edu> for freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org; Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:16:45 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 11:16:44 -0500 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Message-id: <4E230AEC.6010902@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=76.210.68.180 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-14, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2011.7.17.160914, SenderIP=76.210.68.180 References: User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:5.0) Gecko/20110704 Thunderbird/5.0 Subject: Re: Virtual termnals do not resume after exiting x X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:16:46 -0000 On 07/16/11 22:27, Super Bisquit wrote: > iMac G4 is the model. The way we support framebuffers on powermacs is by using Open Firmware. On some graphics hardware (a small minority of what Apple shipped, but which you have), the usual OF reinit pathway doesn't work after Xorg exits due to deficiencies in the graphics card firmware. There isn't a solution except for adding real KMS support to the kernel. -Nathan