[parisc-linux] X WIndows on HP9000 720 or 735

Thomas Marteau marteaut@esiee.fr
Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:39:33 +0100


Hi Sven,

> I would like to know if anyone has succeeded in running X Windows for
> PARISC Linux on one of those machines?

Yes, some people did succed to get X running on these machines. Look at
http://mkhppa1.esiee.fr/list.html
If you have trouble, try to contact them directly.

> By the way: How das the x-windows for PARISC Linux work. Does it access
> the graphics card
> via the framebuffer device or directly?

If you want X, you need the framebuffer device. That's our only way for
the moment.

Good Luck, Thomas.
ESIEE Team