Hi,

I just installed NetBSD 3.0 on my Powermac 9500.  I compiled a  
current kernel (3.99.15) without Altivec and with multiprocessor  
support and the vga buffer hack to get XFree86 to work.

-bash-3.00$ diff MYKERNEL GENERIC
29c29
< #options      ALTIVEC         # Include AltiVec support
---
 > options       ALTIVEC         # Include AltiVec support
555,559d554
<
< options       OFB_FAKE_VGA_FB
< options       MULTIPROCESSOR

I am happy to report that this kernel seems to work fine.  I had  
previously filed a problem report about the kernel panicing when  
multiprocessor support was enabled - this was 2.0.2 with a current  
kernel.  So first question: how do I look up/attach a comment to my  
problem report?

When the kernel is compiling, "-Wa,-maltivec" is always among the C  
flags.  What does that comma mean?  Is it just for warnings or is it  
actually including Altivec support?

Also, I have an ABD AppleDesign keyboard.  It works fine under  
Xmacppc but several of the keys (notably backspace, delete, and the  
up, right and left arrow keys) don't work under XFree86.  Has anyone  
gotten one of these to work XFree86?

Thanks for your help.

Kjell