Subject: Re: NetBSD/arm32 Installation Not Booting
To: Reinoud Zandijk <reinoud@netbsd.org>
From: Mike Pumford <mpumford@black-star.demon.co.uk>
List: port-acorn32
Date: 02/01/2002 18:52:58
> :-/ well euhm ... the installation program should exit normally now so all
> the config stuff should be there as well; i'm planning to check this
> monday. The ttyv0 issue is still there but i first need to see if Ben's
> Xserver can be used with this distribution. If that X server works fine we
> can even cut out the old vidc console completely by making the GENERIC
> console a WSCONS console and retaining the old vidcconsole for the multiple
> screens for ppl. who need them...
>
The wscons code will need some work before it is sane on StrongARM RiscPCs.
It needs to do cache flushes at some points or there is noticable (about half
a second lag) on the screen updates. Its also really bad at boot time as it
takes even longer before stuff appears on the screen. I am quite willing to
compile test patches for this but I don't understand wscons enough to generate
the required fixes myself.
Mike