Subject: Re: Xserver available for test
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Bob Lantz <lantz@Stanford.EDU>
List: port-pmax
Date: 02/27/2002 13:20:05
Wow, finally an accelerated X server? Will this work with the PMAGB-BA 
board? If so, this is great news!! 

NetBSD/pmax's greatest deficiency compared to Ultrix was the lack of that 
great Xpmax X server...

And does this fix the slooooow console scrolling?? That would be cool...

Bob

Hmm, too bad I got rid of my DECstation and am not running NetBSD any 
more... 


On Wed, 27 Feb 2002, Andrew Doran wrote:

> I've put together a wscons kernel and Xserver that will both drive the
> PixelStamp boards and the TX. This is currently "test only" stuff. Also,
> there are a couple of rendering glitches with the px/pxg still to sort out.
> If you do want to try it, please take any problems or whatnot directly to
> me.
> 
> The files (for 5000/1xx, 5000/240, and 5000/260 _only_) are here:
> 
>     ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/arch/pmax/xtest/
> 
> The following new files under /dev are needed:
> 
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel   98,   0 Feb 23 21:17 stic0
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel   88,   0 Sep 19 19:09 ttyE0
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel   88, 255 Dec 23  2000 ttyEcfg
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel   89,   0 Dec 22  2000 wskbd0
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel   90,   0 Dec 22  2000 wsmouse0
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel  101,   0 Feb 23 23:59 wsmux0
>     crw-------  1 root  wheel  101, 128 Feb 24 00:00 wsmuxctl0
> 
> Andrew
>