Re: XFree86 on Digital PWS600au

[Michael Kronsteiner <alphamike%gmx.at@localhost>]

does netbsd boot into framebuffer mode? if so, running X should be as
easy as "startx" using wscons / ws framebuffer driver.

if not you have to specify driver module for X, iE if your machine
boots into normal text mode.

in case of doubt, try another (as simple as possible) graphics card

YMMV

On Tue, 2016-09-06 at 13:41 +0200, Marco Beishuizen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I revived a PWS600au, mainly for fun. NetBSD 7.0.1 runs fine but now
> I'd 
> like to try X on it. I replaced the Powerstorm 4D60T for a Matrox 
> G450PCI. This computer had a working X on FreeBSD/alpha about 10
> years 
> ago.
> 
> Entering startx results in:
> 
> _XSERVTransSocketCreateListener: failed to bind listener
> _XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
> _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListener: failed to create listener for
> local
> 
> waiting for X server to begin accepting connections unable to get
> frame 
> buffer info: Inappropriate ioctl for device
> Fatal server error:
> no screens found
> 
> giving up
> xinit: Connection refused (errno 61): unable to connect to X server
> xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error.
> 
> I thought this could be because of a missing XF86Config file, but
> entering 
> X -configure doesn't work on my alpha.
> 
> Does anyone know what to do from here to make X work on a PWS?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Marco
>