Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:53:00 -0400 (EDT) From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> To: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Cc: "Crespo, Ramon" <IMCEAEX-_O=STIS_OU=STIS_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=RCRESPO@STIS.com>, "'freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: XF86 4.x on FreeBSD/Alpha Message-ID: <15150.41580.737389.512005@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010619001254.F2135@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <EFF0DECB3849D4118E2C00508BCFD4E530F251@fl-mia01-m.stis.com.10.in-addr.arpa> <20010619001254.F2135@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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Wilko Bulte writes: > > DEC 21052_AB in my Miata GL .. also is there any chance to compile 4.1.x > > from scratch out of ports or something. I'll get started on a webpage with Yes. Make sure to cvsup the latest ports -- I fixed an alpha-only compile problem roughly 1 week ago. > > some info as soon as I get this resolved so we can point users to it. Is > > there an FAQ of some sort ? I feel bad crowding everyone's mailbox with my > > all my little problems. > > 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. No, the lack of console driver only affects the 8-plane cards. The 3d Powerstorm cards have the cirrus logic VGA chip on it, so it "just works" for a console -- he's probably using it right now. Drew To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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