Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 11:18:43 +0100 From: Marius Strobl <marius@alchemy.franken.de> To: Jason Mann <jason@b0rken.org> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xorg on Ultra 5, and console keyboard questions Message-ID: <20051209111835.A14941@newtrinity.zeist.de> In-Reply-To: <43984B45.2040201@b0rken.org>; from jason@b0rken.org on Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 03:03:33PM %2B0000 References: <43984B45.2040201@b0rken.org>
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On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 03:03:33PM +0000, Jason Mann wrote: > > Hi folks. > > I have two questions regarding FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE on sparc64: > > 1. I am using a type 6 keyboard with a UK key layout. Is it possible to > have a working UK keymap for the console? I have tried loading > uk.cp850, and uk.iso, but neither work. Without loading any keymap, it > defaults to a fully functional US layout. > There are some nasty endian bugs in the keyboard ioctls which amongst others most likely also prevent keymap loading from working. But even if it worked the keymaps found in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/ would be of no use as they are for AT and PS/2 compatible keyboards. Sun RS232 keyboards require different ones. > 2. Is Xorg now supported on the built-in ATI Mach64 framebuffer on the > Ultra 5? > Yes. Marius -- This mail was scanned by AntiVir Milter. This product is licensed for non-commercial use. See www.antivir.de for details.
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