Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:21:16 +0000 From: "Bruce O'Neel" <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org> To: mdh lists <mdh_lists@yahoo.com> Cc: sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X support on an Ultra2 with a creator board Message-ID: <20051219142116.GA27194@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> In-Reply-To: <20051219035059.49671.qmail@web35412.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20051216101806.GA5083@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> <20051219035059.49671.qmail@web35412.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Hi, Thanks very much! Maybe that's this weekend's project... cheers bruce On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 07:50:59PM -0800, mdh lists wrote: > There're a few different UPA Creator card models - > ffb1, ffb2, and ffb2+. I can confirm that the Xorg > included with FreeBSD 6.0-R supports the ffb1 and > ffb2+ just fine, using the "sunffb" driver in Xorg. > It seems safe to assume that the ffb2 would be fine, > also. Not sure exactly what the differences are > between the different models. > > The pertinent section of my config is as follows > > Section "Device" > Identifier "Card0" > Driver "sunffb" > BusID "SBUS:/SUNW,ffb@1e,0" > VendorName "SUN" > BoardName "Sun Creator" > Screen 0 > EndSection > > May be a little bit different for you, this is from > the xorg.conf on an Ultra1 system with the ffb1 model > installed in the UPA slot. System's running just > beautifully in 24bit mode at 1280x1024 on a 20" > Sun-branded Sony monitor. > > > --- Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > Do graphics work on Ultra2's with the creator board > > with 6.0? > > > > I've gotten grumpy over the last week or two with > > the central system > > in my cluster being an x86 and am considering moving > > the central > > system to a multiprocessor Ultra2. This would mean > > that the ultra2 > > console and, hopefully, X, would work otherwise my > > idea won't quite > > work. > > > > Right now the Ultra 2 runs FreeBSD but it's a > > diskless node. > > > > Thanks very much! It's not so clear from the web > > pages. > > > > cheers > > > > bruce > > > > -- > > edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org > > SDF Public Access UNIX System - > > http://sdf.lonestar.org > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com -- edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org
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