Re: GLINT/Permedia video driver works in 3.2-beta

On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Matthieu Herrb wrote:

> Dries Schellekens wrote (in a message from Tuesday 1)
>  > >
>  > > This is fixed in -current since last week. Recent snapshots should
>  > > include this fix.
>  >
>  > I'm using the X from the snapshot of 25/09. This seems to be the latest.
>  >
>  > Do I need to kill getty or something of that kind? I think you said
>  > something about that on some openbsd mailing  list.
>  >
>  > If I type Alt-Ctrl-F1, nothing happens but a error is logged in
>  > /var/log/authlog
>  > init: getty repeating too quickly on port /dev/console, sleeping
>  >
>
> Oh, yes, virtual consoles are not enabled by default on alpha.
> You need a kernel with:
>
> option	WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_USL		# VT handling
> option	WSDISPLAY_DEFAULTSCREENS=6
> option	WSDISPLAY_COMPAT_PCVT		# emulate some ioctls
>
> For VT switching to work.
>
> Without this, it's better to disable the getty process attached to
> /dev/ttyC0 when running xdm. (This is true for all arches without
> virtual consoles).

Okay, I'll recompile my kernel.

It seems /etc/fbtab has an extra line in 3.2
/dev/X00	600	/dev/ttyC0:/dev/wskbd0:/dev/wsmouse0

I just added this line, because I did a manual upgrade. Is this necessary
too?

I will report if VT switching works, when the new kernel is finished.


Cheers,

Dries
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Dries Schellekens
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