Alright, cool. I'll be sure to pick up that kernel and X server. By the
way, what device do you ifconfig for ethernet in NetBSD? I'm used to using
eth# in Linux, but am clueless as to what it is in NetBSD.

Thanks a bunch for the help.

--
Gabe Ricard
Stampede Linux Developer
gabe@beer.stampede.org

On Mon, 17 Aug 1998, Colin Wood wrote:

> Gabe Ricard wrote:
> > Hi, I have an old Macintosh Quadra 700 kicking around, I booted it up the
> > other day and remembered that I still had NetBSD on it, which I stopped
> > using a long time ago when I bought a PC and started using Linux. I
> > upgraded it's packages from 1.2.1 to 1.3.2 and was wondering if there was
> > color x support yet.
> 
> not for internal video and external is still experimental.
> 
> > I rememeber hearing about there being experimental
> > support back when I was using it, but it never worked for me. This machine
> > hasa  SuperMac 20" monitor and a NuBus SuperMac Thunder/24 v1.16 video
> > card.
> 
> you might try one of paul goyette's slotman kernels.  you can pick one up
> at:
> 
> ftp://ftp.whooppee.com/pub/slotman
> 
> it should support some color nubus boards.  ken nakata's latest color X
> server (the OSFA server) supports 8-bit color on nubus boards, and 16-bit
> color on internal video (but the q700 can't do 16-bit color if i remember
> correctly).  you can get it here:
> 
> ftp://ftp.macbsd.com/pub/X/
> 
> 
> > I'm also wondering if there is support for the builtin ethernet in
> > the quadra 700s. I'd like to network this machine to my PC and do an
> > IPMasquerade setup.
> 
> internal ethernet should work just fine (provided you have the proper
> AAUI adapter...which reminds me, i need to get one ;-)
> 
> later.
> 
> -- 
> Colin Wood                                 cwood@ichips.intel.com
> Component Design Engineer - PMD                 Intel Corporation
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