Subject: Sun SBus/Ultra support (was: linux has pa risc support)
To: None <port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Matt Ragan <mragan@tivoli.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/15/1997 14:09:13
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Miguel de Icaza wrote:
>
>Probably the frame buffer is the only new driver you will need (and
>then, some Ultras come with cg6 and cg3 video cards, we are using the
>same video drivers for the Linux/Ultra port).
>
>The ethernet card is the HME, which is available on the 4m machines as
>well, and then, they still use SBus, so most of your SBus code can be
>used here with just minor adaptations.
>

So are there any plans to support either the HME or any of the 24-bit 
graphics boards (TCX, SX) under NetBSD for the 4m?  I know the TCX is 
supported in 8-bit mode now, but I'd really rather not have to run Solaris 
to get 24-bit video.

I could try to do the HME port if I had documentation, which I don't, but
I know very little about the graphics engines to know where to begin for
the others.

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