Re: NetBSD installation woes on Sun Blade 100

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

Hello,

On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 19:47:46 +0200
Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 12:21:02PM -0400, Michael wrote:
> > Huh, 1280x1024 should Just Work(tm) on that chip. Got to check why
> > machfb thinks the mode is unusable.
> > I have a 2MB Rage II on a card here somewhere, time to dig it up.  
> 
> It prefers 1152x... because that closer fits the full HD aspect ratio
> of the display. The question is what goes wrong when programming the
> clocks for the chosen mode.

Yeah, I saw jdc@'s mail only after sending that one.
Is the clock actually out of range or does your monitor just not like
the timing? I kinda doubt it came from your monitor's EDID block.
Maybe we need to restrict the mode list to modes explicitly advertised
by the monitor.

have fun
Michael