Subject: Re: 1.3a on Quadra 840av: ok
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.ORG>
From: netbsd <netbsd@dillernet.com>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 11/02/1997 04:23:55
At 02:48 AM 11/2/97 -0600, you wrote:
>On Sun, 2 Nov 1997, Andrew Diller wrote:
>> I just tried 1.3a on my friends 840av and it ran like a charm.  I even
>> complied fvwm 2.4.6 without any problems..... now the X that comes alongs
>> with 1.2.1 dosen't seem to work... so is there an X server for the AV macs?
>
>I'm assuming you mean 1.3_ALPHA, not 1.3A (since 1.3A isn't out yet... it
>comes after 1.3)... You shouldn't need a special X server just for the AV
>macs; when NetBSD boots, make sure you should see the following lines in
>the boot messages: 
>

Yes, I meant ALPHA. OK-- I am using booter 1.11 and left the video at 245
colors, I'll change it to B&W and then see how X works. 


>
>(And if your friend has an ethernet network, try out my kernel that
>supports the AV's onboard ethernet, at
>ftp://ftp.macbsd.com/pub/outgoing/khym/ *plugplug* :)
>

He's not on a network, but I'll try the kernel anyways-- I'll make a mini
net between his mac and mine.

-andy