Subject: Re: Unable to start X
To: None <t1345@hopi.dtcc.edu>
From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
List: port-macppc
Date: 11/25/1999 22:12:06
Current macppc ofb driver (macppc/dev/ofb.c) only supports
generic PCI framebuffer with OpenFirmware.
Non-PCI framebuffer support should be easy,
but I guess no one is working on it yet.

In <383C0144.C0368AB3@hopi.dtcc.edu>
t1345@hopi.dtcc.edu wrote:

> 	You mentioned it isn't on the PCI bus, is that going to be a problem
> also?
> 
> 	Chris
> 
> Izumi Tsutsui wrote:
> > 
> > In <B460B058.5141%t1345@hopi.dtcc.edu>
> > t1345@hopi.dtcc.edu wrote:
> > 
> > > on 11/23/99 6:09 PM, Izumi Tsutsui at tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp wrote:
> > 
> > > > "valkyrie" is not pci video.
> > > > I guess we need "ofb* at obio?" attachment to support it.
> > 
> > >     IIRC, Valkyrie video was also used on the Quadra 630, maybe mac68k has
> > > some code to leverage against it...
> > 
> > Yes, but framebuffer support on macppc port uses
> > Openfirmware and wscons so we just need "attachment" code.
> > 
> > Major problem is that there are some lacking OFW properties
> > of Valkyrie. (width, height, depth, framebuffer address...)
> > ---
> > Izumi Tsutsui
> > tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp
>