Subject: Re: IBMNWS multi user mode & vga console
To: None <fair@netbsd.org>
From: Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.demon.co.uk>
List: port-powerpc
Date: 08/27/2005 23:13:37
Erik E. Fair wrote:
>At 15:07 +0900 8/26/05, Toru Nishimura wrote:

>>NetBSD has two different ports for ibmnws and evbppc/explora.  These
>>two were near identical HW design made by NCD (now a defunct
>>company).  explora port has complete set of peripherals including wscons
>>on S3 video.  I prefer these two ports are merged into one.

>How are the devices different? Can NetBSD/evbppc run on the IBM NWS 1000?

Periperals seem to be at different addresses.

Compare sys/arch/ibmnws/include/bus.h and sys/arch/evbppc/explora.h

Robert Swindells