Subject: Re: Xserver available for test
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Bob Lantz <lantz@Stanford.EDU>
List: port-pmax
Date: 02/27/2002 13:20:05
Wow, finally an accelerated X server? Will this work with the PMAGB-BA
board? If so, this is great news!!
NetBSD/pmax's greatest deficiency compared to Ultrix was the lack of that
great Xpmax X server...
And does this fix the slooooow console scrolling?? That would be cool...
Bob
Hmm, too bad I got rid of my DECstation and am not running NetBSD any
more...
On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Andrew Doran wrote:
> I've put together a wscons kernel and Xserver that will both drive the
> PixelStamp boards and the TX. This is currently "test only" stuff. Also,
> there are a couple of rendering glitches with the px/pxg still to sort out.
> If you do want to try it, please take any problems or whatnot directly to
> me.
>
> The files (for 5000/1xx, 5000/240, and 5000/260 _only_) are here:
>
> ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/pmax/xtest/
>
> The following new files under /dev are needed:
>
> crw------- 1 root wheel 98, 0 Feb 23 21:17 stic0
> crw------- 1 root wheel 88, 0 Sep 19 19:09 ttyE0
> crw------- 1 root wheel 88, 255 Dec 23 2000 ttyEcfg
> crw------- 1 root wheel 89, 0 Dec 22 2000 wskbd0
> crw------- 1 root wheel 90, 0 Dec 22 2000 wsmouse0
> crw------- 1 root wheel 101, 0 Feb 23 23:59 wsmux0
> crw------- 1 root wheel 101, 128 Feb 24 00:00 wsmuxctl0
>
> Andrew
>