Re: Xserver under NetBSD/pmax 2.0 on DECstation

Jean-Pierre HOFER wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to run the X server on a DECstation 5000/200 (3MAX) with a PMAG-D
> framebuffer under NetBSD/pmax 2.0.
> xdm don't start.
>>From the various discussions about the X server under 2.0 in the pmax mailing
> list, I am understanding that :
> - the netbsd-WSCONS kernel must be used, not the GENERIC kernel,
> - only securelevel 0 is supported,
> - XdecNetBSD may be broken (?).
> What is the current state of XdecNetBSD with the various framebuffers that
> are said beeing supported in the documentation ?
> 
> What is the best way to get a working X server on a DECstation :
> - build a custom WSCONS kernel and a new userland with the current sources ?
> - wait up to the next NetBSD release (will the XdecNetBSD problems be fixed
>   in the next release or will it still be necessary to exchange the GENERIC
>   for a WSCONS kernel and run securelevel 0 and perhaps some other changes) ?
> - or some other solution ?
> 
> Thanks in advance for the help,
> 
> Jean-Pierre HOFER
> 

I'm running XdecNetBSD on 3MAXPLUS without problem.
Have you tried the WSCONS kernel?
It can be downloaded from some site, while of course
you can build your own.

sonnie