Re: x-window question

Robert Swindells <[email protected]> Sat, 28 Apr 2007 18:42:19 +0100 (BST)
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.prep
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Tim Rightnour wrote:
>On 28-Apr-2007 Yu Zhao wrote:
>> I have a rs/6000 7248-100, can I use x-window server locally if I install
>> netbsd?
>> 
>> I didn't find the source code of video card driver for prep port in xsrc, if
>> the port supports x-window server, which drivers/files it would use?

>Sorry... prep doesn't currently support X.   The 7248 has an S3 video card
>builtin.  If someone who has even a slight understanding of X were to take a
>look at it, I'm sure it wouldn't be that hard to make work.

I have made the makefile changes to make X build for prep and ibmnws.

Getting it to work might be another task for the hackathon.

Robert Swindells