From owner-freebsd-alpha Mon Jun 18 15:40:32 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from netau1.alcanet.com.au (ntp.alcanet.com.au [203.62.196.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B74D37B401 for ; Mon, 18 Jun 2001 15:40:29 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au) Received: from mfg1.cim.alcatel.com.au (mfg1.cim.alcatel.com.au [139.188.23.1]) by netau1.alcanet.com.au (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA19047; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:39:49 +1000 (EST) Received: from gsmx07.alcatel.com.au by cim.alcatel.com.au (PMDF V5.2-32 #37645) with ESMTP id <01K4Y0Y79KSGVNZ7FW@cim.alcatel.com.au>; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:39:45 +1000 Received: (from jeremyp@localhost) by gsmx07.alcatel.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f5IMdin06486; Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:39:44 +1000 (EST envelope-from jeremyp) Content-return: prohibited Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 08:39:43 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy Subject: Re: XF86 4.x on FreeBSD/Alpha In-reply-to: <20010619001254.F2135@freebie.xs4all.nl>; from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl on Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 12:12:55AM +0200 To: Wilko Bulte Cc: "Crespo, Ramon" , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mail-Followup-To: Wilko Bulte , "Crespo, Ramon" , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Message-id: <20010619083943.E95583@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i References: <20010619001254.F2135@freebie.xs4all.nl> Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On 2001-Jun-19 00:12:55 +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: >Problem is that TGA cards are not yet supported as console devices >so you will be driving blind (I guess) while X has not yet [been] started. A TGA console driver for FreeBSD is currently awaiting someone with commit privs to commit it. Two people offered - the first withdrew his offer due to changed circumstances and the second appears to have lost interest. Contact "Andrew M. Miklic" for a copy of the driver. Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message