Re: map_isa_ioregs

Matt Sealey <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.ofppc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Frank Wille wrote:
> Tim Rightnour wrote:
> 
>> I think there is enough code in autoconf now for someone to attempt
>> getting genfb working.
> 
> Tried it. genfb won't work on the Pegasos, because the driver expects to
> find properties like "width", "height" and "address". No such properties
> exist.

Newer firmware enables this, and it will work on the Efika if you
"setenv fb-mode 800x600x32" or so and "reset-all". The console is
slow but, it's a framebuffer with no acceleration, go figure..

Not sure when you'll ever see the new firmware. Never, perhaps.

-- 
Matt Sealey <[email protected]>
Genesi, Manager, Developer Relations
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