From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 31 07:21:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7321916A4CF for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:21:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU [128.205.32.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17AB643D45 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 07:21:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU) Received: from electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (kensmith@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i2VFLb8o018166 for ; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:21:37 -0500 (EST) Received: (from kensmith@localhost) by electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id i2VFLbsF018165 for freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org; Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:21:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:21:37 -0500 From: Ken Smith To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040331152137.GG15695@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> References: <20040331111309.GO75277@beastie.b0rken.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040331111309.GO75277@beastie.b0rken.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: XFree86 support on Ultra 10 with framebuffer card X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:21:38 -0000 On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 12:13:09PM +0100, Jason Mann wrote: > I understand that XFree86 is not currently supported by 5.2.1-RELEASE, due > to a lack of some kind of console support. > > Is this also the case if you have a UPA framebuffer card fitted, such as the > Creator3D? Yes, I'm afraid so. We have Creator3D working on Ultra-30/Ultra-60 but my Ultra-10 test machine locks up solid after blanking the screen if the Creator3D support is enabled in the kernel. It's something I'll look into at some point if nobody else gets a chance to look into it, though it will take me a while. I've been working on fixing a regression that happened with syscons, which I might have a patch for (initial version has been sent to someone for comment :-). Once that's done there is a lot of pressure for getting KSE to work, if it doesn't sparc64 will probably slip out of Tier-1 status. -- Ken Smith - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu there, funny things are everywhere. | - Theodore Geisel |