Subject: Re: OT: Newb Sparc user
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/25/2006 18:09:38
In article <4425803D.5030302@makeworld.com>,
Chris  <RacerX@makeworld.com> wrote:
>Hiya everyone -
>
>	I got me my 1st Sparc (Sparc5) a few days back and I'm off and running.
> I have managed to install NetBSD 3.0 without issues. Even so far as to
>compile the kernel with mods to change the background from white to black.
>
>	The question I have now is this - is there something in the kernel I
>can add to show the cursor? As it is now, its not visible.
>
>	This makes using vi very hard if I can't see where I'm at.
>I'm hoping someone out there can point me to something.
>
>	Other then that, installing and booting Net to my Sparc has been
>painless. That's do in part to the supreme docs on the Net site.

The cursor problem is due to a bug we just found and corrected. The fix
is in the netbsd-3 branch.

christos