The old framebuffers and keyboard/mouse adapters are supported in NetBSD-current. 
Read more here: http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-alpha/2001/01/08/0000.html

Also, you may want to change the size of the font used on the console (i.e. not in 
X). This requires you recompile the kernel, so download the -current source tree and 
read this:
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/port-alpha/2001/03/31/0001.html

HTH!

---- Original Message ----
From:		John Maier
Date:		Mon 5/14/01 10:41
To:		port-alpha@netbsd.org
Subject:	Decstation 3000/300 and 500 and console 

I was reading through http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha/models.html and saw

"Since no frame buffer or keyboard is supported on DEC 3000/300-family systems,
you MUST use a serial console when running NetBSD/alpha on them. See your
owner's manual for information on how to configure your system to use a serial
console."

I do not understand what this means.   Turbochannel video cards are supported
etc. but you can't use a keyboard or mouse?  Is this only for console mode and
not for X or both???

Forgive my ignorance, but I do not own a 3000 so I don't know much about them
(that's why I was reading) but I do have a DS5000/240 and I use a keyboard and
mouse all of the time in console and X.

John Maier - Administrator
Midamerica Internet Services
573-446-8881
http://www.midamerica.net
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