Thanks for the input Matt,

I actually bit the bullet today, and rebuilt the entire X source tree from
NetBSD-current, and guess what?  It still wouldn't recognise the
framebuffers.  I've taken one of the cards out as well, to no avail.

Matt, would you mind gzipping your /usr/X11R6/bin/XalphaNetBSD and emailing
it to me?  I'm running NetBSD 1.5 (with the current X build, as perviously
stated).

Thanks,

Ben.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew van de Werken" <mvdw73@dingoblue.net.au>
To: <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: X on DEC 3000/600 - 2 displays?


> Hi Ben:
>
> I, too, have an alpha with 2 framebuffers. I havce got a little further
> than you, though, in that I've managed to get X going on one screen. I
> found I had to create a link to /usr/X11R6/bin/X from the XAlphaNetBSD
> binary, and make them both executable. (Actually, I don't know whether
> the first step was absolutely necessary, but I did it first).
>
> Hope you have good luck, and keep us all posted on your progress with
> the second framebuffer.
>
> Cheers,
> Matt van de Werken.
>
>
>
> On 02 Oct 2001 18:55:14 +1000, Ben Thompson wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I recently acquired a DEC 3000/600 with dual PMAGB-BA turbochannel video
> > cards.  So far, I've been able to install NetBSD 1.5 on it, including
> > wscons.  However, I'm having no luck getting an X server running.  I've
> > installed the remake of XalphaNetBSD at
> > ftp://discord.maths.monash.edu.au/pub/netbsd/XalphaNetBSD.gz, but it
drops
> > out with "Fatal server error: no screens found." The same thing happens
with
> > the original installed version of XalphaNetBSD.
> >
> > Has anyone had any luck with this (or any other) X server in a
dual-display
> > configuration?  I guess another option is to try and re-compile the
source
> > myself, but I don't really have enough time to devote to it at the
moment.
> >
> > Would it be worth removing one of the turbochannel cards, and trying it
with
> > just one display?  NetBSD seems to recognize them OK, though.
> >
> > Many thanks for info/assistance anyone might be able to provide.
> >
> > Ben.
> >
>