Re: Documentation for graphics cards

I don't know a thing about that specific card, or much of
any of the
video cards out there for macs of the era, but I do have a
few various
ones laying around that I will be *glad* to donate to the
cause.
wscons would be *amazing* to have finally, not to mention a
real color
X server!

If there is any way I can help, please let me know.

On 8/29/07, Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm currently trying to improve the framebuffer used in
port-mac68k
> to bring it into the current century (i.e. full wscons
support and
> drop rcons).  I already have it mostly working using
genfb (thanks,
> macallan!), but it'd be nice to improve it some
more by using device-
> specific functionality.  Otherwise, colors do not
appear correctly,
> for example.
>
> So... as the Mac I have claims to have a "valkyrie
video card" (that
> is, the one I can try), does anyone know if there
is/have any
> documentation for it?  Do you have any documentation
for any of the
> other supported video cards?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84gmail.com>
>
>
>


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  Michael Griffith

On Aug 29, 2007, at 12:07 PM, mngrifgmail.com wrote:

> I don't know a thing about that specific card, or much
of any of the
> video cards out there for macs of the era, but I do
have a few various
> ones laying around that I will be *glad* to donate to
the cause.
> wscons would be *amazing* to have finally, not to
mention a real color
> X server!

If I'm successful with this card, we can look at these other
cards  
later 
 But first I must get one to work.

> If there is any way I can help, please let me know.

Well, I'd certainly welcome a full-features 68040 chip (or
two) --  
that is, with a built-in FPU.  The ones I have are 68LC040
and they  
are slow as molasses.  Plus some extra RAM for a Performa
475 (80 ns,  
72 pin SIMM) could be helpful too.  Anyone? 

Kind regards,

-- 
Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84gmail.com>

mngrifgmail.com wrote:
> I don't know a thing about that specific card, or much
of any of the
> video cards out there for macs of the era, but I do
have a few various
> ones laying around that I will be *glad* to donate to
the cause.
> wscons would be *amazing* to have finally, not to
mention a real color
> X server!

I'd be happy with even a 4-bit X server that worked
consistently on all 
mac68k, as long as it was BSD licensed so it could be
distributed.  The 
present situation is kind of sad.

Tim

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Tim & Alethea
christtrek.org