Subject: Re: Support for new hardware in NetBSD 2.0?
To: Joey C <joeyjwc@rcn.com>
From: Bruce O'Neel <edoneel@sdf.lonestar.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 04/20/2004 15:10:45
Hi,
I don't think the floppy has been solved. I seem to remember that
some docs were released that would explain how the hardware worked,
but, no one actually did the work.
Color X works fine on NetBSD 2 beta, if you use the color X server
from 1.6.
Get the 1.6.x X tar files, get the Color X server from
ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/mac68k/contrib/Xmac68kColor/
Set the booter to not be B&W and boot. It should work.
cheers
bruce
On Tue, Apr 20, 2004 at 10:46:55AM -0400, Joey C wrote:
> Hi,
> I must ask way too many questions, but here's another one.
> NetBSD 1.6.1 doesn't seem to support my Macintosh Performa 450's (LCIII)
> GCR Floppy Controller. At boot time, it says that the chip revision is
> not supported (-77). Will NetBSD 2.0 support this? Another problem is
> the XFree86 Graphical User Interface. My video card is an onboard video
> card (as dmesg tells me). Does this mean that I can't get color X? If
> I can get color X, will NetBSD 2.0 support it? I have heard that the
> designer of the color system can't be currently found, so they can't get
> a license. Thank you for your help and I'd be happy to test any kernels
> for 2.0 when I have time on my Performa 450.
>
> 111
> 010
> 110 OEY
>
>
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