Re: machfb vs. XVR-100

Robert Swindells <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:49:52 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.sparc64
Message-ID <[email protected]>
nia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, recently upgraded my machine with a XVR-100 card, which uses
> radeonfb. The system has an onboard machfb and I'm using a USB
> keyboard and mouse.
>
> I noticed the mouse and keyboard get assigned to wsdisplay0, which
> is always machfb unless the driver is disabled in the kernel
> configuration. So I can't use the keyboard until X is started, which
> is... annoying.
>
> Is there any way to get wscons to play nicely with the extra
> framebuffer without recompiling the kernel? (I have no problem
> recompiling the kernel, just always like to learn more.)

Maybe take a look at the device tree for the machine, does it contain a
node indicating that the new display card should be the default?