XFree86 4.3.0, Latest Binutils Imported In NetBSD 35
Dan writes "Matthias Scheler has imported XFree86 4.3.0 into NetBSD current, it is only tested under NetBSD-i386 at the moment.
Also, as part of updating the toolchain, Matthew Green has imported the latest GNU binutils (2.13.2.1) into NetBSD-current. The new GNU binutils adds support for hppa and x86_64, improved support for existing architectures and is known to work for almost all CPU types NetBSD currently supports. Updates of gdb and gcc will follow."
hppa architecture (Score:4, Interesting)
Call me ignorant, but what exactly does this mean for hppa (officially hp700)? From perusing this page [netbsd.org] it appears that the NetBSD/hp700/hppa port is about as far along as OpenBSD/hppa. Which is to say that installation and booting must be done over the network (I think.) Since I'm not a PA-RISC hacker, just a guy with a couple of PA-RISC boxes who would like to run *BSD on them, how are things looking?
Re:hppa architecture (Score:1, Informative)
Most extreme/bizarre display setup available now? (Score:2, Interesting)
what would be seen as the most impressive/rare/interesting XFree hardware setup could we now have with NetBSD?
Re:Most extreme/bizarre display setup available no (Score:1, Insightful)
Anyone know how to do THIS?
Re:Most extreme/bizarre display setup available no (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Most extreme/bizarre display setup available no (Score:1)
Re:Most extreme/bizarre display setup available no (Score:3, Interesting)
If you do manage to set this up, document it. I'd love to read it and mull over it :)
Re:Zero ping gaming at 10FPS woo hoo! (Score:1)
So have fun playing UT2003 at 5FPS - but ZERO PING YAHOO!
Maybe when we see PCI express we could drop two high performance graphics cards into a machine. Until then it's kinda slow sharing a single card.
Re:xfree86 and *bsd deserve each other.... (Score:1)
Re:xfree86 and *bsd deserve each other.... (Score:1)
You're right, I've never had to do it, except with a (n>1) head configuration.