I dropped Matt's work into 1.4 and it works fine. If anyone wants a
kernel or diffs, let me know.

jonathan

On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Todd Whitesel wrote:

> (This is going to both port-sparc@netbsd.org and sparcbook-owners@gsp.org)
> 
> On June 4th I posted to port-sparc asking about X11 options on the tadpole.
> On August 2nd, barely two months later, we have Xsun functioning on NetBSD.
> 
> Most of the actual action happened in the last couple weeks, thanks to
> Matt Thomas. Whether it was the availability of cheap Tadpoles, or the
> posting of tech info by Tadpole, or just the availability of free time,
> things are finally moving for Tadpole support on NetBSD. Thanks Matt!
> 
> (Thanks also to James Garnett and the BUGO folks for dumping some raw
> enthusiasm into the mix...)
> 
> How to get NetBSD-sparc onto your Tadpole:
> 
>     1. the only stable release available right now is 1.4 or 1.4.1, which
> 	supports only the text console (no X). available at ftp.netbsd.org
>     2. the next stable release will be 1.5 probably late this year, so if
> 	you can't afford to run non-release stuff, wait for that.
>     3. the development release 'netbsd-current' is available but is tricky
> 	to install at the moment. when I get back from vacation I will work
> 	on building a clean snapshot plus installer.
> 
> I do have a messy snapshot right now which is not exportable from the U.S.
> (bleah), but I really have to stop playing with this and get ready for my
> trip... (and yes the Tadpole is coming along too)
> 
> Todd Whitesel
> toddpw @ best.com
> 

Jon