Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 18:13:28 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>, "Crespo, Ramon" <IMCEAEX-_O=STIS_OU=STIS_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=RCRESPO@STIS.com>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: XF86 4.x on FreeBSD/Alpha Message-ID: <20010618181328.H540@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20010619083943.E95583@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>; from peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au on Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 08:39:43AM %2B1000 References: <EFF0DECB3849D4118E2C00508BCFD4E530F251@fl-mia01-m.stis.com.10.in-addr.arpa> <20010619001254.F2135@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20010619083943.E95583@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>
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On Tue, Jun 19, 2001 at 08:39:43AM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2001-Jun-19 00:12:55 +0200, Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> wrote: > >Problem is that TGA cards are not yet supported as console devices > >so you will be driving blind (I guess) while X has not yet [been] started. > > A TGA console driver for FreeBSD is currently awaiting someone with > commit privs to commit it. Two people offered - the first withdrew > his offer due to changed circumstances and the second appears to have > lost interest. No, he is waiting until -current Alpha is solid enough so that if I have a panic I know if it is the driver, ufs, or VM code. Unfortetnly your driver has become ready to commit at a bad time for the -current Alpha. Please no one commit this driver. I *am* still working on it. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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