Subject: Re: Sun SBus/Ultra support (was: linux has pa risc support)
To: Matt Ragan <mragan@tivoli.com>
From: Paul Kranenburg <pk@cs.few.eur.nl>
List: port-sparc
Date: 05/15/1997 21:49:13
> 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.

The kernel just provides the necessary access mechanisms for a program
like the X Windows server to exploit the capabilities of a framebuffer.

If someone has TCX-specific X11 framebuffer patches, I'll be happy to test
whether the current kernel tcx driver is adequately supporting those.

-pk