From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 24 10:57:45 2003 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 C262616A4B3 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:57:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtpzilla1.xs4all.nl (smtpzilla1.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.137]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E97A643FA3 for ; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 10:57:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtpzilla1.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9OHvbs1055245; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:57:37 +0200 (CEST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9OHvb3h001982; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:57:37 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9p2/8.12.9/Submit) id h9OHvbmC001981; Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:57:37 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 19:57:37 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Kris Kennaway Message-ID: <20031024175737.GB1912@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20031024142512.GA1192@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20031024165735.GD89792@rot13.obsecurity.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031024165735.GD89792@rot13.obsecurity.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.9-RC X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-sparc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree on sparc versus syscons 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: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:57:45 -0000 On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 09:57:35AM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote: > On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 04:25:12PM +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > Folks, > > > > I'm slightly puzzled on what it needs to get X on sparc64. > > > > I see that the XFree server reports that it needs > > syscons, as in: > > > > Fatal server error: > > xf86OpenConsole: No console driver found > > Supported drivers: syscons > > Check your kernel's console driver configuration and /dev entries > > > > In the kernel config files I see 'sc' is commented out in favor of > > the openfirmware console. Trying to build a kernel with 'sc' isn't much joy > > either as in: > > CVS doesn't support syscons yet. So X on src from the main CVS repo is doomed. OK. Hmm. /me wonders about the Holy Sparc Grail hiding in p4 ;-) Is there a description out there somewhere how I can drag the src out of p4? I never worked p4 and have no clue at all about it. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte