Re: machfb vs. XVR-100

[Michael <macallan1888%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hello,

On Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:17:58 +0000
nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:

> Hi, recently upgraded my machine with a XVR-100 card, which uses
> radeonfb. The system has an onboard machfb and I'm using a USB
> keyboard and mouse.
> 
> I noticed the mouse and keyboard get assigned to wsdisplay0, which
> is always machfb unless the driver is disabled in the kernel
> configuration. So I can't use the keyboard until X is started, which
> is... annoying.
> 
> Is there any way to get wscons to play nicely with the extra
> framebuffer without recompiling the kernel? (I have no problem
> recompiling the kernel, just always like to learn more.)

Well...
wsdisplay0	at wsemuldisplaydev? console 1
wsdisplay*	at wsemuldisplaydev?

This forces wsdisplay0 to attach to the console. I thought I had this
in all the relevant GENERICs - I had it in mine for at least a decade
for exactly that reason.

have fun
Michael