on 6/1/00 1:56 AM, Alex at xela@MIT.EDU wrote something like:

> Does anyone have NetBSD and X working on a G4 with the Apple
> Cinema Display?  What server, and what colordepth were you able
> to achieve?  (I looked through the list archives and didn't see
> any discussion of the Cinema display at all.)
> 
> When my G4 & cinema display came in I was up to my elbows in
> other projects, so I had one of my junior sysadmins who'd been
> sucessrully using it install LinuxPPC on it.  It works, but
> we've only been able to get 8-bit color, and I find administering
> redhat so irritating that I basicly only use it as an X-terminal...
> I have some free time coming up, and it would be good to get this
> converted to NetBSD if it'll be worth my while...
> 
> ---Alex

    I'll pay shipping if you want to loan me your G4 and Cinema Display so I
can ogle it for a few days :))))  On a more realistic note, NetBSD does not
have any direct video drivers. The system console uses OF which AFAIK only
supports 8 bit color. Not only would what you want require someone to
write/port video drivers for AGP on a brand new chipset, but someone would
have to write a true color X server for NetBSD. So basically until someone
decides they have enough free time to take on the sheer *fun* of
writing/porting video drivers and an X server that supports them, you're
stuck with 8-bit color. If I've messed up somewhere I'm sure someone on the
list will correct me.


    Chris



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