Re: X problem on PMAGB-B
Dave McGuire <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:08:46 -0500
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.mips.devel |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 11/17/25 14:11, David Brownlee wrote:
>>> But there is a strange offset to the video. I've attached two pics
>>> which show what I mean. See where my pointer has grabbed the window
>>> title bar in the second picture; I've actually grabbed the window and am
>>> dragging it, so that's where the X server thinks the window is. But the
>>> actual displayed objects are shifted to the left.
>>
>> Hmm, sfb_common_init() adds another 4096 to the VRAM address, let's do
>> the same:
>>
>> Index: sfb.c
>> ===================================================================
>> RCS file: /cvsroot/src/sys/dev/tc/sfb.c,v
>> retrieving revision 1.89
>> diff -u -w -r1.89 sfb.c
>> --- sfb.c 6 Dec 2021 16:00:07 -0000 1.89
>> +++ sfb.c 17 Nov 2025 10:45:52 -0000
>> @@ -485,9 +485,9 @@
>> {
>> struct sfb_softc *sc = v;
>>
>> - if (offset >= SFB_SIZE || offset < 0)
>> + if (offset >= SFB_FB_SIZE || offset < 0)
>> return (-1);
>> - return machine_btop(sc->sc_vaddr + offset);
>> + return machine_btop(sc->sc_vaddr + SFB_FB_OFFSET + 4096 + offset);
>> }
>
> Updated builds with the + 4096 at https://sync.absd.org/pmax/ -
> should only need to update the kernel :)
That's it, it works! Pic attached. Thank you to everyone involved
for your input, and especially to Michael and David who did all the legwork.
This -260 is now on permanent public exhibit at the Large Scale
Systems Museum in Pittsburgh, dual-booting Ultrix-32 and NetBSD 10.1,
for everyone to use and enjoy.
Thanks,
-Dave
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Dave McGuire, AK4HZ
New Kensington, PA
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