On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 06:22:55PM +0200, Joel CARNAT wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I did compile a kernel with RASTERCONSOLE (and ffb) support yesterday on a Ultra5 running NetBSD-2.0-BETA and it compiled and rebooted OK. The only things are :
> 
> -> I don't see any differences (still a beautiful 80x25 black on white console on my 21" :)
> -> "ATI rage pro" is still "unconfigured".
>    I don't know if it's off-topic, but shouldn't it be recognised ?
>    I saw you're (andrey) FTP session with U2 and U30 config file supporting the ffb so I thought my U5 would work :'(
>    On OpenBSD 3.5, the video card work and is known as vgafb0...
>    What is the state of the ffb ? still unsupported (as stated in sparc64 FAQ) ?
> 
> 	Jo (who wishes he could turn he's U5 into a divx box ;)
> 

You need machfb not ffb. And last I tried wscons worked. I put U5X
config file into ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/petrov/X/U5X
Use it as example as it's been quite some since I used it. Something
might have changed. X needs more work.

	Andrey