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From: Hugh Graham <hugh@openbsd.org>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2001 18:43:12 -0700
To: Patrice Lespagnol <Patrice.Lespagnol@obs-nancay.fr>
Cc: port-vax@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: 4000/90, netbsd and lcspx graphic color card
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In-Reply-To: <3B89A42D.6D7A8C14@obs-nancay.fr>; from Patrice.Lespagnol@obs-nancay.fr on Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 02:36:45AM +0100

On Mon, Aug 27, 2001 at 02:36:45AM +0100, Patrice  Lespagnol wrote:
> Hello vax and unix users !
> 
> I have tried last year to install netbsd on a 4000/90 vax station, a
> thought of a second life under unix and X. I've been disapointed when I
> saw that I can only use a serial console.
>  I wonder if there is now, near a year later, a way to use the lcspx
> graphic card.
> 
This isn't due to apathy or anything, you know. There's a number of
people who would love to write this driver, but I have to tell you,
examining disassembly of prom test routines and such isn't sufficient
reference for anyone with a life.

If you can convince the powers that be inside Compaq to track down
a programming manual for this framebuffer and release it to the
appropriate developers, then support is likely to follow.

> Thanks for your help...
> 
You don't have to be a programmer to help opensource projects, so
just how badly do you want that graphic console? Even confirmation
that the docs (still) exist would be encouraging.

/Hugh