Re: X11 server on alpha -- update

2009-10-27 Thread Bob Tracy
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 09:23:25AM +1300, Michael Cree wrote: (...) There is an x86 emulator in the Xserver and it can read and use the video BIOS. On my Radeon 9200 the int10 code loads fine and I get the message: (II) RADEON(0): Legacy BIOS detected The Xserver can now POST video

Xserver working on Alpha - finally

2009-10-27 Thread Bob Tracy
(Thought it was time for a new subject...) Brief synopsis of story thus far... Upgraded X11 infrastructure in the hope of fixing whatever the updates to Testing broke several months ago. The new server and radeon driver almost worked: mouse cursor was normal brightness, but the rest of the