Subject: Re: NetBSD on VAXstation 4000 VLC
To: None <port-vax@netbsd.org>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@3am-software.com>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/05/2000 08:24:54
At 10:24 PM 1/4/00 , Michael Kukat wrote:
>Hi !
>
>On Tue, 4 Jan 2000 Screenager.2000@gmx.net wrote:
> > Is there a Xserver which supports the graphic controller in the VAXstation
> > 4000 VLC ?
>
>No, there is nothing done than basic support now. I did this and never got the
>cache running. The LCG framebuffer in this box is very simple, i checked it
>out, there is nothing to do with blitters or so, if i see this right, it's
>just a dumb framebuffer. So support won't be that complicated, but i didn't
>try it. One thing is how to detect, which framebuffer is in the box, there
>isn't only this LCG, it's just one of the most used framebuffers, i think.

The LCG does have acceleration support.  In fact it can accelerate most of
the common X graphics ops.
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