From owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Oct 24 02:08:05 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-ppc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2273516A4B3
	for <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:08:05 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from smtpout.mac.com (smtpout.mac.com [17.250.248.47])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CE9F43FAF
	for <freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:08:04 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from leimy2k@mac.com)
Received: from mac.com (smtpin07-en2 [10.13.10.152])
	by smtpout.mac.com (8.12.6/MantshX 2.0) with ESMTP id h9O984jb004202;
	Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:08:04 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from [192.168.1.205] (adsl-19-164-204.jan.bellsouth.net
	[68.19.164.204])	(authenticated bits=0)h9O982CQ028365;
	Fri, 24 Oct 2003 02:08:03 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <3F98E519.97F8553E@freebsd.org>
References: <3F98C7D8.C52F0FDF@freebsd.org>
	<6E3F2230-05F2-11D8-A466-000A95AFBEB4@mac.com>
	<BCBC2B8F-05FC-11D8-A466-000A95AFBEB4@mac.com> <3F98E519.97F8553E@freebsd.org>
Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v606)
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Message-Id: <8FF612B4-0601-11D8-A466-000A95AFBEB4@mac.com>
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
From: David Leimbach <leimy2k@mac.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 04:07:58 -0500
To: Peter Grehan <peterg@ptree32.com.au>
X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.606)
cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: New tarball available
X-BeenThere: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the PowerPC <freebsd-ppc.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ppc>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc>,
	<mailto:freebsd-ppc-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:08:05 -0000

I've got the "set hw.syscons.disable=1" working now.

On Oct 24, 2003, at 3:38 AM, Peter Grehan wrote:

> Hi Dave,
>
>> Just tried it on a powerbook
>> I am sure its working but I can't see anything due to a funky mode...
>
>  What's your PowerBook model ? Would you be able to find the default
> screen size/resolution from the Ofw prompt
>

Gosh... its a second generation TiBook 667Mhz.

> e.g.
>
>   0 > dev screen
>   0 > .properties

dev screen worked ok
properties is an unknown word.


>
>  and look for width, height, depth and linebytes.
>
>  Also, try setting hw.syscons.disable=1 at the loader prompt and see 
> if it
> boots OK.
>
> later,
>
> Peter.