Subject: Re: Current port status on J720?
To: None <port-hpcarm@netbsd.org>
From: Peter Postma <peter@pointless.nl>
List: port-hpcarm
Date: 01/16/2006 19:05:26
On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 05:26:03PM +0000, Mark Kirby wrote:
> On Monday 16 January 2006 17:13, Michael Blatt wrote:
> > Yes, -STABLE is more like it. I wouldn't try -CURRENT since I have
> > little experience with NetBSD (I'm mostly Solaris and FreeBSD).
> >
> > > > 5. Xhpc works as an X11R6 server. Maybe the X config file could be
> > > > shared, to help users save time.
> > >
> > > There is no config file as far as i can tell.
> >
> > Do you mean Xhpc can recognise the hardware and act accordingly?
> 
> Only the jornada 720/728 have a working X server so there is no point having a 
> config file as the hardware is allways the same. Whether the server is hard 
> coded (probably) or discovers the hardware itself i dont know.
> 

Xhpc is actually shared between all hpc ports (hpcarm, hpcmips, hpcsh)
and it only works with certain devices (hpcfb, ...), because of that,
there's no need for special config file.

> > > 512MB will be big enough for NetBSD + X and a few apps
> >
> > OK so I guess my 256MB card won't cut it, so I'll buy a larger one and
> > try it out.
> 
> I have a 1gb kingston flash card. Which was the same price as some 512MB cards 
> ?42 from www.ebuyer.com.
> 

-- 
Peter Postma