Subject: Re: JavaStation Krups XServer does not start
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.org>
From: Valeriy E. Ushakov <uwe@ptc.spbu.ru>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/16/2004 06:21:53
On Mon, Feb 16, 2004 at 00:05:48 +0000, Matt Dainty wrote:
> > Krups would need to use a normal XFree86 server, not Xsun. But the
> > Krups video card (IGA 1682) is not supported in XFree. svga server
> > might have a chance of working, now that X11 is cross-buildable
> > someone can try that. I really don't have time for this,
> > unfortunately.
>
> On an idle Sunday evening, I've just tried to do this.
>
> The full crossbuild appears to have worked, (there appears to be a small
> problem building the sets, but no matter), but I appear to only have the
> usual array of XSun* servers, as I'm guessing there's some magic tucked
> away that says on a 32-bit Sparc, there's no need for anything PCI
> related.
>
> Does anyone have an idea how I might proceed? I'm a bit confused as to
> where to start looking. I was planning on trying the VESA driver, I
> guessed that's what the suggestion was, although I'm not sure how
> x86-centric that is.
You'd start by editing x11/Xserver/Makefile.common and adding
${MACHINE} == "sparc" to the list of machines for which we set
XSERVER_XFREE86= yes
This will make sparc x11 crossbuild build XFree86 server.
Then the fun part begins ;).
SY, Uwe
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