Subject: Re: Support for 4/330 with frambuffer
To: Peter Svensson <petersv@df.lth.se>
From: David <david@mono.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/18/1996 20:25:59
If you do not want the onboard FB, can you split the second end
plate from the motherboard? I've used 4/300 CPU boards with both
double & single width end plates (Normally without any FB in either
case), and that would gain you a (valuable in a 4/330) extra slot...
David/abs (david@mono.org)
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On Sat, 17 Feb 1996, Peter Svensson wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Feb 1996, Paul Kranenburg wrote:
>
> > > Is the frambuffer connected to the cpu-card on a 4/330 unsupported by
> > > NetBSD?
> >
> > This might be one of those esoteric framebuffer devices you can hook up to
> > VME machines. What does it look like, ie. how many VME slots etc.?
>
> Well, none or one depending on how you count. It is connected directly to
> the cpu card, but physically blocks one vme slot. The connection to the
> cpu seems to be a "p4" bus type. (I am not all that knowlegable in bus
> architectures). The bad thing is that there are only three vme slots in
> the machine, two of which are taken by the cpu and the frame buffer,
> leaving only one slot for fun stuff like xy-controllers and the likes.
>
> Are any framebuffers which could be connected to this bus useable by
> NetBSD? Or, could such a card be put in, say, a SS1?
>
> Enough rambling from me now.
>
> Peter
>