Trying to work around xsrc/48317 by using the "vesa" driver instead of the default "openchrome" driver. Using NetBSD/i386-6.99.25 on NeoWare thin client with VIA Chrome CLE266.
The X server starts, switches to the designated Virtual Terminal, but never engages graphics mode. The display is left with a solid block text cursor at the upper left corner. Once done, it appears that one can switch VTs, but the display is not restored. I've only been able to regain control of the machine by (blindly) dropping to DDB and re- booting. Afterwards, examining the "Xorg.0.log" file appears to indicate that the server thinks it is operating properly. I need to investigate whether the machine's BIOS offers any configuration items for the video adapter. Fortunately, the machine has a real serial port so I can use a serial console to observe the behavior. I'll try to do that soon. Anyone successfully using the vesa driver on a Chrome/UniChrome-based system? Thanks. -- |/"\ John D. Baker, KN5UKS NetBSD Darwin/MacOS X |\ / jdbaker[snail]mylinuxisp[flyspeck]com OpenBSD FreeBSD | X No HTML/proprietary data in email. BSD just sits there and works! |/ \ GPGkeyID: D703 4A7E 479F 63F8 D3F4 BD99 9572 8F23 E4AD 1645
