> > Is it necessary to replace the standard kernel with the wscons kernel ?
> 
> Yes (at least on 3.x branches).
> ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-3.1/pmax/binary/kernel/netbsd-WSCONS.gz

I have (on DECstation 5000/150) :
- replaced the kernel with the netbsd-WSCONS kernel (NetBSD-3.1),
- added the following lines in /etc/rc.conf :
	wscons=YES	wscons_flags=""
	wsmoused=YES	wsmoused_flags=""
and the boot process failed :

>>boot 3/rz1/netbsd -a

NetBSD/pmax 3.1 FFS Primary Bootstrap

NetBSD/pmax 3.1 Secondary Bootstrap, Revision 1.5
(builds@b1.netbsd.org. Tue Oct 31 06:47:03 UTC 2006)

Boot: 3/rz1/netbsd
Boot failed! Halting...
^C
>>


What can be wrong ?


> In -current (and forthcoming 4.0) wscons is default in GENERIC
> so Xserver (XdecNetBSD) should work on GENERIC kernel.


Should I try to install NetBSD-current ?

Thanks.

Jean-Pierre Hofer