On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 10:07:34AM -0500, Matthew Cordes wrote:
> To which accomplishment are you referring?  
> 
> I'll tell you basically what I did...
> 
> 1.	install NetBSD 1.5 on dec3000/500 via serial console from cd
> 2.	make the TCWSCONS kernel (see manual for kernel compilation instructions)
> 3.	compile cvs x11 source or (easier) find Xserver binary someone posted
> 4.	type 'startx' as root user...  This seems to work even w/o an 
> XF86Config file which baffles me, but it works.  

Why ? XF86Config is an i386 specific thing (well, it may appear on others ports
which uses SVGA boards too). But traditionnal X server expects a framebuffer,
and a in-kernel driver for the video board, so you don't have to deal
with video modes and such. Much cleaner :)

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Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
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