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Date:      Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:20:23 -0400
From:      Super Bisquit <superbisquit@gmail.com>
To:        Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Virtual termnals do not resume after exiting x
Message-ID:  <CA%2BWntOvzkjL%2BhjK=-ZMhhaeFfKuBTo-zddBDE-GkMLzchxV_Sg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Nathan Whitehorn
<nwhitehorn@freebsd.org>wrote:

> 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
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Is there any way I can help with testing KMS on PowerPC?



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