Subject: apple ppc 4400 with matrox
To: None <port-macppc@NetBSD.org>
From: idx.adrian_mayer <speeder@aliceposta.it>
List: port-macppc
Date: 06/02/2005 15:59:53
hi,
hi
 does somebody use netbsd for ppc apple 4400 ?
i installed netbsd 2.0.2.  all is running
but i have a damaged video board, so i installed a matrox Millennium 
pci video board
the problem now is how to configure the system to use this video board
the kernel seems to understand the board, but how to redirect a console 
to this device ?

the openfirmware doesn't seem to understand the matrox ........
so i think matrox board actually doesn't have OF support 


# dmesg | grep Matrox
ofb0 at pci0 dev 13 function 0: Matrox MGA Millennium 2064W ("Storm")    

the netbsd kernel understand the Matrox

i can't fix the problem reading
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/macppc/faq.html#ofw-input-output-devices
i know how to set the outout dev in the machine firmware
but the onboard video is damaged, i need to set output to the matrox, 
but the matrox doesn't seem to be OF supported by the firmware of the 
4400. Is it possible to SET THE OUTPUT-DEVICE TO THE MATROX BOARD ?

netbsd has no framebuffer support like linux does

so couldn't i redirect the console to the matrox ?
the netBSD kernel understands "Storm" (that should be an alias for 
video board)

please help me