From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 27 17:55:30 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 AE74916A4CE for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:55:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from newtrinity.zeist.de (newtrinity.zeist.de [217.24.217.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1ABD743D62 for ; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 17:55:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marius@newtrinity.zeist.de) Received: from newtrinity.zeist.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i9RHtSAZ009959; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:55:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius@newtrinity.zeist.de) Received: (from marius@localhost) by newtrinity.zeist.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i9RHtMlv009958; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:55:22 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from marius) Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 19:55:22 +0200 From: Marius Strobl To: Torfinn Ingolfsen Message-ID: <20041027195522.A9425@newtrinity.zeist.de> References: <20041027141246.6fa89bcc.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20041027152635.A1723@newtrinity.zeist.de> <20041027192148.660be83e.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20041027192148.660be83e.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no>; from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no on Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 07:21:48PM +0200 X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir Milter (version: 1.1; AVE: 6.28.0.12; VDF: 6.28.0.41; host: newtrinity.zeist.de) cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using Creator 3D on an Ultra 1E? 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, 27 Oct 2004 17:55:30 -0000 On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 07:21:48PM +0200, Torfinn Ingolfsen wrote: > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:26:35 +0200 > Marius Strobl wrote: > > > Keyboard and mouse on SBus-based machines unfortunately don't work > > under FreeBSD, yet. So you can't use syscons(4) or X on this machine > > at present. > > Ah, too bad. If there is anything I can do to help (don't expect too > much), please let me know. I can test patches and stuff. Donate an U2 to Marcel Moolenaar :) He is willing to fix the support for the Z8530 (he wrote the initial part) which is the problem here but doesn't have the hardware himself. > > > The ofw_console(4) driver will use the keyboard and the > > creator card via Open Firmware if you set "input-device" to "keyboard" > > and "output-device" to "screen" in the Open Firmware boot monitor or > > Hmm, doesn't work here. I checked in OBP, input-device and output-device > are set correctly. I attached a keyboard, and my monitor. The keyboard > is recognized (to a certain degree) as I can power-on the machine from > it. Keyboard type 5c. And I don't get console output on ttya (which I do > get if there is no keyboard present). > However, my monitor never receives a signal, it just blinks with "no > signal" lamp. If it had received a signal (any signal) it would at least > have complained that the signal was outside acceptable values. I guess there's something wrong with your Creator card or the 13W3-to- VGA adaptor then because independent of any installed OS you should at least get the Open Firmware banner on the monitor when powering up the box. > > BTW, I can't find the man page for ofw_console(4). Do I need a newer > version than 5.3-BETA7 to get it? There's no manpage for it but it's part of the sparc64 GENERIC kernel.