Subject: Re: multiple sbus frame buffers
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: grant beattie <grant@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 07/31/2002 14:54:45
On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 01:55:08AM +1000, matthew green wrote:

>    Is it possible to use multiple frame buffers on sparc? I guess
>    I can pull cgthree out of the kernel to use the cgsix, but I'd
>    rather be able to use both.
> 
> 
> as far as i know, this works the same on netbsd as it does on sunos..
> 
> ie, you tell X what to do and it does it..

But how, given that the only framebuffer device is /dev/fb ?

SunOS (5.x) creates a link in /dev/fbs for each frame buffer, as well
as a link /dev/fb<n>.

g.