So,

I did a full install of 1.4 on my laptop (untarred the files manually,
ran sh MAKEDEV all, configured /etc/rc.conf), but I can't get X running.
I had X working on this machine under NetBSD 1.3F earlier, so the hardware
is supported by XFree.

No matter how I start XF86_SVGA, it detects my hardware properly, but then
whiles about "unsupported console".  This happens both with the GENERIC
kernel and the one I built myself.  I'm trying to use wscons.

Here's the final part of the XFree output:

Mode = 800x600(**) SVGA: chipset:  ct65550
(**) SVGA: videoram: 1024k
(**) SVGA: Using 16 bpp, Depth 16, Color weight: 565
(--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 53.197 MHz
(**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock =  40.000
(**) SVGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  31.500
(**) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 800x600
(--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
(--) SVGA: CHIPS: 50176 bytes off-screen memory available
(--) SVGA: CHIPS: SpeedUps selected (Flags=0xF)
(--) SVGA: CHIPS: Memory mapped I/O selected
GJS: About to call xf86SetRGBOut()

Fatal server error:
Xf86SetTVOut: Unsupported console

Before XFree exits, there's a quick flash on the screen - I believe the
screen is switched to graphics mode, but then returned to character mode
immediately.

I tried linking the ttyv? nodes to ttyE?, but this didn't help.  I also
tried supplying the tty name to X (vt00...vt07), no help.  I tried
setting wscons to YES and NO in /etc/rc.conf, no help.  I even tried
sleeping one night - no help! ;-)

I guess it's something I haven't done.. or something I did wrong, but I
just can't figure it out. :-/

Please help..

  -jm the whiner