Re: NetBSD/sun3 10.0_RC2 problems on sun 3/60

foo bar <[email protected]> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 03:16:27 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.sun3
Message-ID <CAOddDr6Q1pGMuhavkQtgycjGEgvxS5CzGWGFr3e0yv+1gst0sA@mail.gmail.com>
On Sun, Jan 14, 2024 at 12:19=E2=80=AFAM Izumi Tsutsui <[email protected]=
e.jp> wrote:
>
> tokenalt@ wrote:
>
> > > Does anyone tried NetBSD/sun3 10.0_RC2 on (real) 3/60?
> > >
> >
> > I have not seen this issue on my 3/80 but I assume that's because of
> > the differences with sun3x.
>
> Thanks. Maybe it's firmware dependent.
>

My machine has v3.0.2 ROM.

> > dmesg here
> > https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgi?do=3Dview&id=3D7468
>
> >> [     1.000000] obmem0 at mainbus0
> >> [     1.000000] bwtwo0 at obmem0 addr 0x50300000 (1152x900)
> >> [     1.000000] cgfour0 at obmem0 addr 0x50300000 (1152x900)
>
> Oh, you have cgfour (with bwtwo for console text) on your 3/80?

Yes but it's a 501-1248 with BNC connectors so not the right model for a 3/=
80.

> Could you also try Xorg server on it?
>
> It can handle two screens (both 8bpp cgfour and 1bpp bwtwo) on
> the same display.

X works but some error messages about the keyboard get drawn on the
bwtwo blocking half the screen. Is there some way to clear the bwtwo?
Also X is painfully slow, to the point where the cursor doesn't track
smoothly.