> Yes, I'd also love (pay) to have decent graphics support. I migrated my
> Ultra 5 to Sparc64 in 2018
> <https://feilipu.me/2018/04/14/old-sunshine-migrating-ultra5-to-sparc64/>
> and since then hardly turned it on.
> The graphics are a real weak point. I've both PGX-64 and XVR-100 graphics,
> and also tried a bunch of x86 PCI cards with no luck.
We first need to figure out what the current state of the driver is.
I really can’t comment on the current state, but in 2018 I spent quite a bit of time configuring and diagnosing both mach64 and the XVR-100. Summarised in the blog. I don’t think things will have improved.
It might also be an idea to contact the original author/maintainer of the PGX-64 and XVR-100 graphics boards and ask whether they're willing to fix the issue.
Did these boards work in the past with the 32-bit sparc ?
I can only comment on mach64 on 32 bit Sparc, it was working fine. The desktop was reasonably responsive. About as responsive as Solaris, so quite good. I didn’t get the xvr-100 until afterwards.
Phillip