Re: ultra2 ... stuff

2006-07-19 Thread Steve Pacenka 
On Monday 17 July 2006 16:40, Kevin Diggs wrote:
> Hi,
>
>   I finally stumbled around and got X working on this thing. I had to use
> sunffb as the device, set the mouse device to /dev/sunmouse, and change
> the protocol to MouseSystems. How do I get the resolution up to
> 1280x1024? Got a modeline, anyone?

The resolution should be set in openboot to something supported by your 
monitor, as a value of the output-device variable.  Here's a concise 
statement of how to do it

   http://www.sunhelp.org/faq/FrameBuffer.html#2a

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Re: ultra2 ... stuff

2006-07-17 Thread Ferris McCormick 

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On Mon, 17 Jul 2006, Kevin Diggs wrote:


Hi,

	I finally stumbled around and got X working on this thing. I had to 
use sunffb as the device, set the mouse device to /dev/sunmouse, and change 
the protocol to MouseSystems. How do I get the resolution up to 1280x1024? 
Got a modeline, anyone?




It turns out you have to do it through OBP commands; I don't recall the 
exact format, but you can force a resolution on the output device for the 
ffb.  (There is a frame buffer handbook on the sun web site, and there is 
a Creator manual.  Between them, they will give you what ffb is capable 
of.  You have to match your monitor to something ffb can do, and go from 
there in my experience.)


Mode lines will not help.  sunffb ignores them, and uses whatever ffb is 
using.


Sorry I don't have more information at hand, but I hope this helps some.

	Any pointers on how to upgrade the kernel to 2.6 would be appreciated 
as well.




In my experience, on U2 very carefully.  It's not quite stable.


kevin


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Sorry I can't give more details.  I don't have the information available 
where I am right now.


Regards,
Ferris
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ultra2 ... stuff

2006-07-17 Thread Kevin Diggs 

Hi,

	I finally stumbled around and got X working on this thing. I had to use 
sunffb as the device, set the mouse device to /dev/sunmouse, and change 
the protocol to MouseSystems. How do I get the resolution up to 
1280x1024? Got a modeline, anyone?


	Any pointers on how to upgrade the kernel to 2.6 would be appreciated 
as well.


kevin


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