Hi there,

This is the response I received when I made a similar request about X on 
the Quadra 840av:

>On Mon, 24 Feb 1997, M. Lamoureaux wrote:
>> I have MacBSD running on my Quadra 840av now, but it doesn't seem to 
>> support my machine's built-in video for X11R6 using the Generic-24 kernel.
>> 
>> Does anyone know of a kernel that enables a Quadra 840av with 2MB VRAM to 
>> run X?
>
>You might try one of my kernels in ftp://host4.alterity.com/pub/
>They work on my 660av, and I hear they work on the 840av also. They only 
>recognize 1MB of VRAM, but that shouldn't be a problem since X currently 
>only works in 1-bit (black and white) mode. Even a big 21" monitor 
>doesn't need 1MB of VRAM for B&W :)
>
>Name: Dave Huang     |   Mammal, mammal / their names are called /
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>Dahan: Hani G Y+C 21 Y++ L+++ W- C++ T++ A+ E+ S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+ PA+ PL++


I built with his kernel (GEDD-203), booted in Black and White, and voila! 
X on the Mac!!!

Very cool, indeed.

Michael Lamoureaux
c675919@showme.missouri.edu