I just checked out the 1.5.2 release notes for NetBSD, and it appears
they now support the monochrome graphics console, but not the 4 or 8
plane graphics console.
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/vax/models.html#pvax
I haven't played with it (still working on the 200 Amp service upgrade),
but previous versions would boot to the point of displaying the NetBSD
banner, show the sizes of the segments, then the display would blank
and nothing more would happen.
Give the new version a shot, I'd love to hear what happens...
Clint
On Thu, 3 Jan 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
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> ! -----Original Message-----
> ! From: Clint Wolff (VAX collector) [mailto:vaxman_at_earthlink.net]
> !
> !
> ! The last I heard, NetBSD didn't support any sort of graphics console.
> ! Not even as a text only console...
> !
> ! Clint
> !
> ! On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, David Woyciesjes wrote:
> !
> ! > ! From: Jochen Kunz [mailto:jkunz_at_unixag-kl.fh-kl.de]
> ! > !
> ! > !
> ! > ! > (assuming X11 worked on
> ! > ! > the Vaxstation 3100 under Ultrix -- I assume it would.)
> ! > ! AFAIK the SPX graphics was not supported, only the mono and GPX
> ! > ! framebuffers.
> ! >
> ! > So there is some chance of NetBSD/Xwindows running on my
> ! > b&w 3100m38?
> ! >
> ! > --- David A Woyciesjes
>
> So, the monitor and keyboard hooked directly to the back of the VAXStation
> 3100 M38 is not a text only console? What kind of console is it then?
>
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