pjt@phxase.allied.com wrote:

> 
> >Number:         9113
> >Category:       port-pmax
> >Synopsis:       Cannot build a kernel without framebuffer support
> >Confidential:   no
> >Severity:       serious
> >Priority:       medium
> >Responsible:    port-pmax-maintainer (NetBSD/pmax Portmaster)
> >State:          open
> >Class:          sw-bug
> >Submitter-Id:   net
> >Arrival-Date:   Mon Jan  3 13:15:01 2000
> >Last-Modified:
> >Originator:     Philip Tait
> >Organization:
> Honeywell Engines & Systems
> >Release:        1.4.1
> >Environment:
> NetBSD phxtst05 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (GENERIC) #38: Mon Aug  9 22:19:29 EST 1999     
> root@vlad:/usr/src/sys/arch/pmax/compile/GENERIC pmax
> 
> >Description:
> In trying to work around the problem reported in port-pmax/9109, I
> tried (unsuccessfully) to build a kernel without framebuffer support.
> There appear to be hardcoded dependencies to the framebuffer code, 
> that are not eliminated by removing the framebuffer options.

Can you try also commenting out all the framebuffer-type devices?  Ie,
sfb, cfb, px, etc.  This may or may not result in a serial-only console.
I'm guessing that you want to use the graphics console as a text-only
console?

Simon.