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Ta 56fmjoe
I made a .xsession file with "exec jwm".
I also:
'#rcctl enable xenodm'
'#rcctl start xenodm'

to test the JWM file:
'exec jwm'
...but result was - 'error - could not open display.'

if I try:
'exec openbox'
..result is - 'Openbox-Message: Failed to open the display from the Display environment variable.'

..which kinda sounds like xenodm hasn't kicked in??

I'll go back to getting xfce4 working oops or even fvwm and try a re-do!!
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oops - looks like I might be needing to redo:

'do 'nano .xinitrc', and enter 'exec' followed by the name of the desktop environment / window manager you want xenodm to automatically start after login..'
 
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mortlocli said:
Ta 56fmjoe
I made a .xsession file with "exec jwm".
I also:
'#rcctl enable xenodm'
'#rcctl start xenodm'

to test the JWM file:
'exec jwm'
...but result was - 'error - could not open display.'

if I try:
'exec openbox'
..result is - 'Openbox-Message: Failed to open the display from the Display environment variable.'

..which kinda sounds like xenodm hasn't kicked in??

I'll go back to getting xfce4 working oops or even fvwm and try a re-do!!
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oops - looks like I might be needing to redo:

'do 'nano .xinitrc', and enter 'exec' followed by the name of the desktop environment / window manager you want xenodm to automatically start after login..'
Click to expand...

sounds like X is failing to start rather than a window manager problem. Could you post your dmesg output?
 
erm...seems I need to do a re-install.
Bootup takes me to the openbsd login in window...but when I enter name and password it loops back to the login window again. Cant find a way pass this to a cli prompt.
 
@mortlocli What GPU do you have? I've never tried XenoDM, but the (presumably) unsupported 6600 in my G5 would present essentially the same behavior whenever trying to get into X via terminal, but not so on my Radeon machines.

Use Ctrl + Alt + F1 to switch to the CLI. Usually, you will also need the Fn key if it is present.
 
aha - thanks z970mp, I discovered that just a few days ago..and had forgotten...
so dmesg output:
[ using 1290996 bytes of bsd ELF symbol table ]
console out [ATY,Via_A] console in [keyboard], using ADB
using parent ATY,ViaParent:: memaddr 98000000, size 8000000 : consaddr 9c008000 : ioaddr 90020000, size 20000: width 1024 linebytes 1024 height 768 depth 8
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1995-2019 OpenBSD. All rights reserved. https://www.OpenBSD.org

OpenBSD 6.6 (GENERIC) #604: Sat Oct 12 13:10:27 MDT 2019
deraadt@macppc.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/GENERIC
real mem = 536870912 (512MB)
avail mem = 504631296 (481MB)
mpath0 at root
scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
mainbus0 at root: model PowerBook6,5
cpu0 at mainbus0: 7447A (Revision 0x101): 1066 MHz: 512KB L2 cache
mem0 at mainbus0
spdmem0 at mem0: no EEPROM found
spdmem1 at mem0: 256MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC2700CL2.5
memc0 at mainbus0: uni-n rev 0xd2
"hw-clock" at memc0 not configured
kiic0 at memc0 offset 0xf8001000
iic0 at kiic0
adt0 at iic0 addr 0xae: adt7467 rev 0x71
mpcpcibr0 at mainbus0 pci: uni-north
pci0 at mpcpcibr0 bus 0
pchb0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0 "Apple UniNorth AGP" rev 0x00
agp at pchb0 not configured
radeondrm0 at pci0 dev 16 function 0 "ATI Radeon Mobility 9200" rev 0x01
drm0 at radeondrm0
radeondrm0: irq 48
mpcpcibr1 at mainbus0 pci: uni-north
pci1 at mpcpcibr1 bus 0
macobio0 at pci1 dev 23 function 0 "Apple Intrepid" rev 0x00
openpic0 at macobio0 offset 0x40000: version 0x4614 feature 3f0302 LE
macgpio0 at macobio0 offset 0x50
"modem-reset" at macgpio0 offset 0x1d not configured
"modem-power" at macgpio0 offset 0x1c not configured
macgpio1 at macgpio0 offset 0x9: irq 47
"programmer-switch" at macgpio0 offset 0x11 not configured
dfs0 at macgpio0 offset 0x6b: speeds: 1066, 533 MHz
"gpio4" at macgpio0 offset 0x1e not configured
"gpio5" at macgpio0 offset 0x6f not configured
"gpio6" at macgpio0 offset 0x70 not configured
"gpio11" at macgpio0 offset 0x75 not configured
"extint-gpio15" at macgpio0 offset 0x67 not configured
"escc-legacy" at macobio0 offset 0x12000 not configured
zs0 at macobio0 offset 0x13000: irq 22,23
zstty0 at zs0 channel 0
zstty1 at zs0 channel 1
snapper0 at macobio0 offset 0x10000: irq 30,1,2
"timer" at macobio0 offset 0x15000 not configured
adb0 at macobio0 offset 0x16000: irq 25, via-pmu, 3 targets
apm0 at adb0: battery flags 0x5, 97% charged
piic0 at adb0
iic1 at piic0
akbd0 at adb0 addr 2: PowerBook G4 keyboard (Inverted T)
wskbd0 at akbd0: console keyboard
ams0 at adb0 addr 3: EMP trackpad <tpad> 4-button, 400 dpi
wsmouse0 at ams0 mux 0
abtn0 at adb0 addr 7: brightness/volume/eject buttons
"battery" at macobio0 offset 0x0 not configured
"backlight" at macobio0 offset 0xf300 not configured
kiic1 at macobio0 offset 0x18000
iic2 at kiic1
wdc0 at macobio0 offset 0x20000 irq 24: DMA
atapiscsi0 at wdc0 channel 0 drive 0
scsibus1 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
cd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <MATSHITA, CD-RW CW-8123, CA0T> removable
cd0(wdc0:0:0): using BIOS timings, DMA mode 2
audio0 at snapper0
bwi0 at pci1 dev 18 function 0 "Broadcom BCM4306" rev 0x03: irq 52, address 00:0d:93:8b:02:bb
ohci0 at pci1 dev 26 function 0 "Apple Intrepid USB" rev 0x00: irq 29, version 1.0, legacy support
ohci1 at pci1 dev 27 function 0 "NEC USB" rev 0x43: irq 63, version 1.0
ohci2 at pci1 dev 27 function 1 "NEC USB" rev 0x43: irq 63, version 1.0
ehci0 at pci1 dev 27 function 2 "NEC USB" rev 0x04: irq 63
usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "NEC EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1
usb1 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub1 at usb1 configuration 1 interface 0 "Apple OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
usb2 at ohci1: USB revision 1.0
uhub2 at usb2 configuration 1 interface 0 "NEC OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
usb3 at ohci2: USB revision 1.0
uhub3 at usb3 configuration 1 interface 0 "NEC OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
mpcpcibr2 at mainbus0 pci: uni-north
pci2 at mpcpcibr2 bus 0
kauaiata0 at pci2 dev 13 function 0 "Apple Intrepid ATA" rev 0x00
wdc1 at kauaiata0 irq 39: DMA
wd0 at wdc1 channel 0 drive 0: <FUJITSU MHT2040AT>
wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 38154MB, 78140160 sectors
wd0(wdc1:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 5
"Apple UniNorth Firewire" rev 0x81 at pci2 dev 14 function 0 not configured
gem0 at pci2 dev 15 function 0 "Apple Uni-N2 GMAC" rev 0x80: irq 41, address 00:0d:93:2d:38:e0
bmtphy0 at gem0 phy 0: BCM5221 100baseTX PHY, rev. 4
vscsi0 at root
scsibus2 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus3 at softraid0: 256 targets
bootpath: /pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@0:/bsd
root on wd0a (28e978dbadf704e9.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
WARNING: / was not properly unmounted
initializing kernel modesetting (RV280 0x1002:0x5C63 0x1002:0x5C63 0x01).
[drm] *ERROR* Unable to locate a BIOS ROM
radeondrm0: 1024x768, 16bpp
wsdisplay0 at radeondrm0 mux 1: console (std, vt100 emulation), using wskbd0
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (std, vt100 emulation)
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..and pkginfo:
[ using 1290996 bytes of bsd ELF symbol table ]
console out [ATY,Via_A] console in [keyboard], using ADB
using parent ATY,ViaParent:: memaddr 98000000, size 8000000 : consaddr 9c008000 : ioaddr 90020000, size 20000: width 1024 linebytes 1024 height 768 depth 8
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Copyright (c) 1995-2019 OpenBSD. All rights reserved. https://www.OpenBSD.org

OpenBSD 6.6 (GENERIC) #604: Sat Oct 12 13:10:27 MDT 2019
deraadt@macppc.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/macppc/compile/GENERIC
real mem = 536870912 (512MB)
avail mem = 504631296 (481MB)
mpath0 at root
scsibus0 at mpath0: 256 targets
mainbus0 at root: model PowerBook6,5
cpu0 at mainbus0: 7447A (Revision 0x101): 1066 MHz: 512KB L2 cache
mem0 at mainbus0
spdmem0 at mem0: no EEPROM found
spdmem1 at mem0: 256MB DDR SDRAM non-parity PC2700CL2.5
memc0 at mainbus0: uni-n rev 0xd2
"hw-clock" at memc0 not configured
kiic0 at memc0 offset 0xf8001000
iic0 at kiic0
adt0 at iic0 addr 0xae: adt7467 rev 0x71
mpcpcibr0 at mainbus0 pci: uni-north
pci0 at mpcpcibr0 bus 0
pchb0 at pci0 dev 11 function 0 "Apple UniNorth AGP" rev 0x00
agp at pchb0 not configured
radeondrm0 at pci0 dev 16 function 0 "ATI Radeon Mobility 9200" rev 0x01
drm0 at radeondrm0
radeondrm0: irq 48
mpcpcibr1 at mainbus0 pci: uni-north
pci1 at mpcpcibr1 bus 0
macobio0 at pci1 dev 23 function 0 "Apple Intrepid" rev 0x00
openpic0 at macobio0 offset 0x40000: version 0x4614 feature 3f0302 LE
macgpio0 at macobio0 offset 0x50
"modem-reset" at macgpio0 offset 0x1d not configured
"modem-power" at macgpio0 offset 0x1c not configured
macgpio1 at macgpio0 offset 0x9: irq 47
"programmer-switch" at macgpio0 offset 0x11 not configured
dfs0 at macgpio0 offset 0x6b: speeds: 1066, 533 MHz
"gpio4" at macgpio0 offset 0x1e not configured
"gpio5" at macgpio0 offset 0x6f not configured
"gpio6" at macgpio0 offset 0x70 not configured
"gpio11" at macgpio0 offset 0x75 not configured
"extint-gpio15" at macgpio0 offset 0x67 not configured
"escc-legacy" at macobio0 offset 0x12000 not configured
zs0 at macobio0 offset 0x13000: irq 22,23
zstty0 at zs0 channel 0
zstty1 at zs0 channel 1
snapper0 at macobio0 offset 0x10000: irq 30,1,2
"timer" at macobio0 offset 0x15000 not configured
adb0 at macobio0 offset 0x16000: irq 25, via-pmu, 3 targets
apm0 at adb0: battery flags 0x5, 97% charged
piic0 at adb0
iic1 at piic0
akbd0 at adb0 addr 2: PowerBook G4 keyboard (Inverted T)
wskbd0 at akbd0: console keyboard
ams0 at adb0 addr 3: EMP trackpad <tpad> 4-button, 400 dpi
wsmouse0 at ams0 mux 0
abtn0 at adb0 addr 7: brightness/volume/eject buttons
"battery" at macobio0 offset 0x0 not configured
"backlight" at macobio0 offset 0xf300 not configured
kiic1 at macobio0 offset 0x18000
iic2 at kiic1
wdc0 at macobio0 offset 0x20000 irq 24: DMA
atapiscsi0 at wdc0 channel 0 drive 0
scsibus1 at atapiscsi0: 2 targets
cd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <MATSHITA, CD-RW CW-8123, CA0T> removable
cd0(wdc0:0:0): using BIOS timings, DMA mode 2
audio0 at snapper0
bwi0 at pci1 dev 18 function 0 "Broadcom BCM4306" rev 0x03: irq 52, address 00:0d:93:8b:02:bb
ohci0 at pci1 dev 26 function 0 "Apple Intrepid USB" rev 0x00: irq 29, version 1.0, legacy support
ohci1 at pci1 dev 27 function 0 "NEC USB" rev 0x43: irq 63, version 1.0
ohci2 at pci1 dev 27 function 1 "NEC USB" rev 0x43: irq 63, version 1.0
ehci0 at pci1 dev 27 function 2 "NEC USB" rev 0x04: irq 63
usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
uhub0 at usb0 configuration 1 interface 0 "NEC EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1
usb1 at ohci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub1 at usb1 configuration 1 interface 0 "Apple OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
usb2 at ohci1: USB revision 1.0
uhub2 at usb2 configuration 1 interface 0 "NEC OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
usb3 at ohci2: USB revision 1.0
uhub3 at usb3 configuration 1 interface 0 "NEC OHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
mpcpcibr2 at mainbus0 pci: uni-north
pci2 at mpcpcibr2 bus 0
kauaiata0 at pci2 dev 13 function 0 "Apple Intrepid ATA" rev 0x00
wdc1 at kauaiata0 irq 39: DMA
wd0 at wdc1 channel 0 drive 0: <FUJITSU MHT2040AT>
wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 38154MB, 78140160 sectors
wd0(wdc1:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2, Ultra-DMA mode 5
"Apple UniNorth Firewire" rev 0x81 at pci2 dev 14 function 0 not configured
gem0 at pci2 dev 15 function 0 "Apple Uni-N2 GMAC" rev 0x80: irq 41, address 00:0d:93:2d:38:e0
bmtphy0 at gem0 phy 0: BCM5221 100baseTX PHY, rev. 4
vscsi0 at root
scsibus2 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
scsibus3 at softraid0: 256 targets
bootpath: /pci@f4000000/ata-6@d/disk@0:/bsd
root on wd0a (28e978dbadf704e9.a) swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
WARNING: / was not properly unmounted
initializing kernel modesetting (RV280 0x1002:0x5C63 0x1002:0x5C63 0x01).
[drm] *ERROR* Unable to locate a BIOS ROM
radeondrm0: 1024x768, 16bpp
wsdisplay0 at radeondrm0 mux 1: console (std, vt100 emulation), using wskbd0
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (std, vt100 emulation)
 
mortlocli said:
...
Click to expand...

That GPU should be supported and I don't see anything weird there. How about the output from /var/log/Xorg.0.log?

edit: To rule out a bug in jwm, try using cwm instead. It's included in the base system (and it's my personal favorite; I run it on everything) so you can be sure it works. That loop may be caused by jwm crashing when it tries to start and xenodm responding by presenting the login screen again.
 
heres the Xorg.0.log content:
[ 89.489] (--) no aperture driver access: only wsfb driver useable
[ 90.539] (--) Using wscons driver on /dev/ttyC4
[ 90.727]
X.Org X Server 1.20.5
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0
[ 90.727] Build Operating System: OpenBSD 6.6 macppc
[ 90.728] Current Operating System: OpenBSD ibook.my.domain 6.6 GENERIC#604 macppc
[ 90.729] Build Date: 12 October 2019 03:49:08PM
[ 90.729]
[ 90.729] Current version of pixman: 0.38.4
[ 90.729] Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org
to make sure that you have the latest version.
[ 90.729] Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
(++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
(WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[ 90.730] (==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Wed Mar 11 16:15:33 2020
[ 90.765] (==) Using system config directory "/usr/X11R6/share/X11/xorg.conf.d"
[ 90.778] (==) No Layout section. Using the first Screen section.
[ 90.778] (==) No screen section available. Using defaults.
[ 90.778] (**) |-->Screen "Default Screen Section" (0)
[ 90.778] (**) | |-->Monitor "<default monitor>"
[ 90.803] (==) No monitor specified for screen "Default Screen Section".
Using a default monitor configuration.
[ 90.803] (==) Automatically adding devices
[ 90.803] (==) Automatically enabling devices
[ 90.803] (==) Not automatically adding GPU devices
[ 90.806] (==) Max clients allowed: 256, resource mask: 0x1fffff
[ 91.059] (==) FontPath set to:
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/OTF/,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
[ 91.059] (==) ModulePath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/modules"
[ 91.059] (II) The server relies on wscons to provide the list of input devices.
If no devices become available, reconfigure wscons or disable AutoAddDevices.
[ 91.077] (II) Loader magic: 0x302c6308
[ 91.077] (II) Module ABI versions:
[ 91.077] X.Org ANSI C Emulation: 0.4
[ 91.077] X.Org Video Driver: 24.0
[ 91.077] X.Org XInput driver : 24.1
[ 91.077] X.Org Server Extension : 10.0
[ 91.089] (--) PCI:*(0@0:16:0) 1002:5c63:1002:5c63 rev 1, Mem @ 0x98000000/134217728, 0x90000000/65536, I/O @ 0x00000400/256
[ 91.098] (II) LoadModule: "glx"
[ 91.158] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/extensions/libglx.so
[ 91.451] (II) Module glx: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 91.452] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.0.0
[ 91.452] ABI class: X.Org Server Extension, version 10.0
[ 91.459] (==) Matched ati as autoconfigured driver 0
[ 91.459] (==) Matched modesetting as autoconfigured driver 1
[ 91.460] (==) Assigned the driver to the xf86ConfigLayout
[ 91.460] (II) LoadModule: "ati"
[ 91.461] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ati_drv.so
[ 91.470] (II) Module ati: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 91.470] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 19.0.1
[ 91.470] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 91.470] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 91.474] (II) LoadModule: "radeon"
[ 91.476] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/radeon_drv.so
[ 91.577] (II) Module radeon: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 91.577] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 19.0.1
[ 91.577] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 91.577] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 91.578] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[ 91.579] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/modesetting_drv.so
[ 91.611] (II) Module modesetting: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 91.611] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.20.5
[ 91.611] Module class: X.Org Video Driver
[ 91.611] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 91.612] (II) RADEON: Driver for ATI/AMD Radeon chipsets:
ATI Radeon Mobility X600 (M24), ATI FireMV 2400,
ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M24), ATI FireGL M24 GL,
ATI Radeon X600 (RV380), ATI FireGL V3200 (RV380),
ATI Radeon IGP320 (A3), ATI Radeon IGP330/340/350 (A4),
ATI Radeon 9500, ATI Radeon 9600TX, ATI FireGL Z1, ATI Radeon 9800SE,
ATI Radeon 9800, ATI FireGL X2, ATI Radeon 9600, ATI Radeon 9600SE,
ATI Radeon 9600XT, ATI FireGL T2, ATI Radeon 9650, ATI FireGL RV360,
ATI Radeon 7000 IGP (A4+), ATI Radeon 8500 AIW,
ATI Radeon IGP320M (U1), ATI Radeon IGP330M/340M/350M (U2),
ATI Radeon Mobility 7000 IGP, ATI Radeon 9000/PRO, ATI Radeon 9000,
ATI Radeon X800 (R420), ATI Radeon X800PRO (R420),
ATI Radeon X800SE (R420), ATI FireGL X3 (R420),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9800 (M18), ATI Radeon X800 SE (R420),
ATI Radeon X800XT (R420), ATI Radeon X800 VE (R420),
ATI Radeon X850 (R480), ATI Radeon X850 XT (R480),
ATI Radeon X850 SE (R480), ATI Radeon X850 PRO (R480),
ATI Radeon X850 XT PE (R480), ATI Radeon Mobility M7,
ATI Mobility FireGL 7800 M7, ATI Radeon Mobility M6,
ATI FireGL Mobility 9000 (M9), ATI Radeon Mobility 9000 (M9),
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, ATI Radeon 9700/9500Pro, ATI FireGL X1,
ATI Radeon 9800PRO, ATI Radeon 9800XT,
ATI Radeon Mobility 9600/9700 (M10/M11),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M10), ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 (M11),
ATI FireGL Mobility T2 (M10), ATI FireGL Mobility T2e (M11),
ATI Radeon, ATI FireGL 8700/8800, ATI Radeon 8500, ATI Radeon 9100,
ATI Radeon 7500, ATI Radeon VE/7000, ATI ES1000,
ATI Radeon Mobility X300 (M22), ATI Radeon Mobility X600 SE (M24C),
ATI FireGL M22 GL, ATI Radeon X800 (R423), ATI Radeon X800PRO (R423),
ATI Radeon X800LE (R423), ATI Radeon X800SE (R423),
ATI Radeon X800 XTP (R430), ATI Radeon X800 XL (R430),
ATI Radeon X800 SE (R430), ATI Radeon X800 (R430),
ATI FireGL V7100 (R423), ATI FireGL V5100 (R423),
ATI FireGL unknown (R423), ATI Mobility FireGL V5000 (M26),
ATI Mobility Radeon X700 XL (M26), ATI Mobility Radeon X700 (M26),
ATI Radeon X550XTX, ATI Radeon 9100 IGP (A5),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9100 IGP (U3), ATI Radeon XPRESS 200,
ATI Radeon XPRESS 200M, ATI Radeon 9250, ATI Radeon 9200,
ATI Radeon 9200SE, ATI FireMV 2200, ATI Radeon X300 (RV370),
ATI Radeon X600 (RV370), ATI Radeon X550 (RV370),
ATI FireGL V3100 (RV370), ATI FireMV 2200 PCIE (RV370),
ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+), ATI Mobility Radeon X800 XT (M28),
ATI Mobility FireGL V5100 (M28), ATI Mobility Radeon X800 (M28),
ATI Radeon X850, ATI unknown Radeon / FireGL (R480),
ATI Radeon X800XT (R423), ATI FireGL V5000 (RV410),
ATI Radeon X700 XT (RV410), ATI Radeon X700 PRO (RV410),
ATI Radeon X700 SE (RV410), ATI Radeon X700 (RV410),
ATI Radeon X1800, ATI Mobility Radeon X1800 XT,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1800, ATI Mobility FireGL V7200,
ATI FireGL V7200, ATI FireGL V5300, ATI Mobility FireGL V7100,
ATI FireGL V7300, ATI FireGL V7350, ATI Radeon X1600, ATI RV505,
ATI Radeon X1300/X1550, ATI Radeon X1550, ATI M54-GL,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400, ATI Radeon X1550 64-bit,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1300, ATI Radeon X1300, ATI FireGL V3300,
ATI FireGL V3350, ATI Mobility Radeon X1450,
ATI Mobility Radeon X2300, ATI Mobility Radeon X1350,
ATI FireMV 2250, ATI Radeon X1650, ATI Mobility FireGL V5200,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1600, ATI Radeon X1300 XT/X1600 Pro,
ATI FireGL V3400, ATI Mobility FireGL V5250,
ATI Mobility Radeon X1700, ATI Mobility Radeon X1700 XT,
ATI FireGL V5200, ATI Radeon X2300HD, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2300,
ATI Radeon X1950, ATI Radeon X1900, ATI AMD Stream Processor,
ATI RV560, ATI Mobility Radeon X1900, ATI Radeon X1950 GT, ATI RV570,
ATI FireGL V7400, ATI Radeon 9100 PRO IGP,
ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 IGP, ATI Radeon X1200, ATI RS740,
ATI RS740M, ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro,
ATI Radeon HD 2900 GT, ATI FireGL V8650, ATI FireGL V8600,
ATI FireGL V7600, ATI Radeon 4800 Series, ATI Radeon HD 4870 x2,
ATI Radeon HD 4850 x2, ATI FirePro V8750 (FireGL),
ATI FirePro V7760 (FireGL), ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850,
ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4850 X2, ATI FirePro RV770,
AMD FireStream 9270, AMD FireStream 9250, ATI FirePro V8700 (FireGL),
ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4870, ATI Mobility RADEON M98,
ATI FirePro M7750, ATI M98, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650,
ATI Radeon RV730 (AGP), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670,
ATI FirePro M5750, ATI RV730XT [Radeon HD 4670], ATI RADEON E4600,
ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series, ATI RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650],
ATI FirePro V7750 (FireGL), ATI FirePro V5700 (FireGL),
ATI FirePro V3750 (FireGL), ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4850, ATI FirePro M7740, ATI RV740,
ATI Radeon HD 4770, ATI Radeon HD 4700 Series, ATI RV610,
ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2400 Pro,
ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO AGP, ATI FireGL V4000, ATI Radeon HD 2350,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2400,
ATI RADEON E2400, ATI FireMV 2260, ATI RV670, ATI Radeon HD3870,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850, ATI Radeon HD3850,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3850 X2, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, ATI Radeon HD3870 X2,
ATI FireGL V7700, ATI Radeon HD3690, AMD Firestream 9170,
ATI Radeon HD 4550, ATI Radeon RV710, ATI Radeon HD 4350,
ATI Mobility Radeon 4300 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series,
ATI FirePro RG220, ATI Mobility Radeon 4330, ATI RV630,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT,
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT AGP, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro AGP,
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro, ATI Gemini RV630,
ATI Gemini Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT, ATI FireGL V5600,
ATI FireGL V3600, ATI Radeon HD 2600 LE,
ATI Mobility FireGL Graphics Processor, ATI Radeon HD 3470,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 3450, ATI Radeon HD 3430, ATI FirePro V3700,
ATI FireMV 2450, ATI Radeon HD 3600 Series, ATI Radeon HD 3650 AGP,
ATI Radeon HD 3600 PRO, ATI Radeon HD 3600 XT,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3670,
ATI Mobility FireGL V5700, ATI Mobility FireGL V5725,
ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3100 Graphics,
ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics, ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics, SUMO, SUMO2,
ATI Radeon HD 4200, ATI Radeon 4100, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200,
ATI Mobility Radeon 4100, ATI Radeon HD 4290, ATI Radeon HD 4250,
AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics, AMD Radeon HD 6250 Graphics,
AMD Radeon HD 6300 Series Graphics,
AMD Radeon HD 6200 Series Graphics, PALM, CYPRESS,
ATI FirePro (FireGL) Graphics Adapter, AMD Firestream 9370,
AMD Firestream 9350, ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5800 Series,
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series, ATI Radeon HD 6700 Series,
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series, ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5570,
ATI Radeon HD 5670, ATI Radeon HD 5570, ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series,
REDWOOD, ATI Mobility Radeon Graphics, CEDAR, ATI FirePro 2270,
ATI Radeon HD 5450, CAYMAN, AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series,
AMD Radeon HD 6900M Series, Mobility Radeon HD 6000 Series, BARTS,
AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series, AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series, TURKS, CAICOS,
ARUBA, TAHITI, PITCAIRN, VERDE, OLAND, HAINAN, BONAIRE, KABINI,
MULLINS, KAVERI, HAWAII
[ 91.623] (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms
[ 91.625] (II) [KMS] Kernel modesetting enabled.
[ 91.626] (WW) Falling back to old probe method for modesetting
[ 91.653] (II) RADEON(0): Creating default Display subsection in Screen section
"Default Screen Section" for depth/fbbpp 24/32
[ 91.653] (==) RADEON(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
[ 91.653] (II) RADEON(0): Pixel depth = 24 bits stored in 4 bytes (32 bpp pixmaps)
[ 91.653] (==) RADEON(0): Default visual is TrueColor
[ 91.654] (==) RADEON(0): RGB weight 888
[ 91.654] (II) RADEON(0): Using 8 bits per RGB (8 bit DAC)
[ 91.654] (--) RADEON(0): Chipset: "ATI Radeon Mobility 9200 (M9+)" (ChipID = 0x5c63)
[ 91.655] (II) Loading sub module "fb"
[ 91.655] (II) LoadModule: "fb"
[ 91.677] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libfb.so
[ 91.689] (II) Module fb: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 91.689] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.0.0
[ 91.689] ABI class: X.Org ANSI C Emulation, version 0.4
[ 91.689] (II) Loading sub module "dri2"
[ 91.689] (II) LoadModule: "dri2"
[ 91.689] (II) Module "dri2" already built-in
[ 91.690] (II) Loading sub module "exa"
[ 91.690] (II) LoadModule: "exa"
[ 91.694] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libexa.so
[ 91.713] (II) Module exa: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 91.713] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 2.6.0
[ 91.713] ABI class: X.Org Video Driver, version 24.0
[ 91.713] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Color Tiling: disabled
[ 91.713] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Color Tiling 2D: disabled
[ 91.713] (==) RADEON(0): TearFree property default: auto
[ 91.713] (II) RADEON(0): KMS Pageflipping: enabled
[ 91.714] (II) RADEON(0): SwapBuffers wait for vsync: enabled
[ 91.716] (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS has no monitor section
[ 91.727] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 has no monitor section
[ 91.730] (II) RADEON(0): Output S-video has no monitor section
[ 91.731] (WW) RADEON(0): 3 ZaphodHeads crtcs unavailable. Some outputs will stay off.
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output LVDS
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer: APP Model: 9c1a Serial#: 0
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Year: 2001 Week: 31
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): EDID Version: 1.3
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Digital Display Input
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Max Image Size [cm]: horiz.: 29 vert.: 21
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Gamma: 2.20
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): No DPMS capabilities specified
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Supported color encodings: RGB 4:4:4 YCrCb 4:4:4
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): First detailed timing not preferred mode in violation of standard!
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): redX: 0.580 redY: 0.339 greenX: 0.327 greenY: 0.533
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): blueX: 0.157 blueY: 0.143 whiteX: 0.320 whiteY: 0.330
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Supported established timings:
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): 1024x768@60Hz
[ 91.733] (II) RADEON(0): Manufacturer's mask: 0
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): Supported detailed timing:
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): clock: 65.0 MHz Image Size: 285 x 214 mm
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): h_active: 1024 h_sync: 1048 h_sync_end 1184 h_blank_end 1344 h_border: 0
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): v_active: 768 v_sync: 771 v_sync_end 777 v_blanking: 806 v_border: 0
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): LTN141XF
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): LTN141XF
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): Monitor name: Color LCD
[ 91.746] (II) RADEON(0): EDID (in hex):
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 00ffffffffffff0006101a9c00000000
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 1f0b0103801d157808be629456538828
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 24525400080001010101010101010101
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 01010101010164190040410026301888
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 36001dd610000018000000fe004c544e
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 31343158460000000a20000000fe004c
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 544e31343158460000000a20000000fc
[ 91.747] (II) RADEON(0): 00436f6c6f72204c43440a20202000ba
[ 91.748] (II) RADEON(0): Printing probed modes for output LVDS
[ 91.748] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "1024x768"x60.0 65.00 1024 1048 1184 1344 768 771 777 806 -hsync -vsync (48.4 kHz e)
[ 91.748] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "800x600"x60.0 38.31 800 832 912 1024 600 603 607 624 -hsync +vsync (37.4 kHz)
[ 91.748] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "848x480"x59.9 31.65 848 872 952 1056 480 483 493 500 -hsync +vsync (30.0 kHz)
[ 91.748] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "720x480"x59.9 26.85 720 744 808 896 480 483 493 500 -hsync +vsync (30.0 kHz)
[ 91.748] (II) RADEON(0): Modeline "640x480"x59.9 23.98 640 664 720 800 480 483 487 500 -hsync +vsync (30.0 kHz)
[ 91.759] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output VGA-0
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): EDID for output S-video
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS connected
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): Output VGA-0 disconnected
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): Output S-video disconnected
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): Using exact sizes for initial modes
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): Output LVDS using initial mode 1024x768 +0+0
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): mem size init: gart size :1fdff000 vram size: s:2000000 visible:7e40000
[ 91.762] (II) RADEON(0): EXA: Driver will allow EXA pixmaps in VRAM
[ 91.762] (==) RADEON(0): DPI set to (96, 96)
[ 91.762] (==) RADEON(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
[ 91.762] (II) Loading sub module "ramdac"
[ 91.763] (II) LoadModule: "ramdac"
[ 91.763] (II) Module "ramdac" already built-in
[ 91.763] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[ 91.763] (II) Unloading modesetting
[ 91.784] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2] Setup complete
[ 91.784] (II) RADEON(0): [DRI2] DRI driver: r200
[ 91.787] (II) RADEON(0): Front buffer size: 3072K
[ 91.787] (II) RADEON(0): VRAM usage limit set to 113558K
[ 91.811] (==) RADEON(0): DRI3 disabled
[ 91.812] (==) RADEON(0): Backing store enabled
[ 91.812] (II) RADEON(0): Direct rendering enabled
[ 91.828] (II) RADEON(0): Render acceleration enabled for R200 type cards.
[ 91.829] (II) EXA(0): Driver allocated offscreen pixmaps
[ 91.829] (II) EXA(0): Driver registered support for the following operations:
[ 91.829] (II) Solid
[ 91.829] (II) Copy
[ 91.829] (II) Composite (RENDER acceleration)
[ 91.829] (II) UploadToScreen
[ 91.829] (II) DownloadFromScreen
[ 91.829] (II) RADEON(0): Acceleration enabled
[ 91.830] (==) RADEON(0): DPMS enabled
[ 91.830] (==) RADEON(0): Silken mouse enabled
[ 91.833] (II) RADEON(0): Set up textured video
[ 91.834] (II) RADEON(0): [XvMC] Associated with Radeon Textured Video.
[ 91.834] (II) RADEON(0): [XvMC] Extension initialized.
[ 91.891] (II) Initializing extension Generic Event Extension
[ 91.901] (II) Initializing extension SHAPE
[ 91.905] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SHM
[ 91.908] (II) Initializing extension XInputExtension
[ 91.918] (II) Initializing extension XTEST
[ 91.922] (II) Initializing extension BIG-REQUESTS
[ 91.925] (II) Initializing extension SYNC
[ 91.939] (II) Initializing extension XKEYBOARD
[ 91.942] (II) Initializing extension XC-MISC
[ 91.945] (II) Initializing extension SECURITY
[ 91.948] (II) Initializing extension XFIXES
[ 91.955] (II) Initializing extension RENDER
[ 91.958] (II) Initializing extension RANDR
[ 91.965] (II) Initializing extension COMPOSITE
[ 91.983] (II) Initializing extension DAMAGE
[ 91.986] (II) Initializing extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[ 91.989] (II) Initializing extension DOUBLE-BUFFER
[ 92.019] (II) Initializing extension RECORD
[ 92.022] (II) Initializing extension DPMS
[ 92.025] (II) Initializing extension Present
[ 92.041] (II) Initializing extension DRI3
[ 92.041] (II) Initializing extension X-Resource
[ 92.044] (II) Initializing extension XVideo
[ 92.047] (II) Initializing extension XVideo-MotionCompensation
[ 92.050] (II) Initializing extension GLX
[ 92.550] (II) AIGLX: Loaded and initialized r200
[ 92.550] (II) GLX: Initialized DRI2 GL provider for screen 0
[ 92.550] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-VidModeExtension
[ 92.554] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DGA
[ 92.557] (II) Initializing extension XFree86-DRI
[ 92.570] (II) Initializing extension DRI2
[ 92.589] (II) RADEON(0): Setting screen physical size to 270 x 203
[ 94.738] (II) config/wscons: checking input device /dev/wskbd
[ 94.738] (II) wskbd: using layout us
[ 94.738] (II) wskbd: using model macintosh
[ 94.738] (II) LoadModule: "kbd"
[ 94.742] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/kbd_drv.so
[ 94.760] (II) Module kbd: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 94.760] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.9.0
[ 94.760] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 94.760] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.1
[ 94.760] (II) Using input driver 'kbd' for '/dev/wskbd'
[ 94.760] (**) /dev/wskbd: always reports core events
[ 94.761] (**) /dev/wskbd: always reports core events
[ 94.761] (**) Option "Protocol" "standard"
[ 94.761] (**) Option "XkbRules" "base"
[ 94.761] (**) Option "XkbModel" "macintosh"
[ 94.761] (**) Option "XkbLayout" "us"
[ 94.761] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "/dev/wskbd" (type: KEYBOARD, id 6)
[ 95.037] (II) config/wscons: checking input device /dev/wsmouse
[ 95.037] (II) LoadModule: "ws"
[ 95.041] (II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/ws_drv.so
[ 95.054] (II) Module ws: vendor="X.Org Foundation"
[ 95.054] compiled for 1.20.5, module version = 1.3.0
[ 95.054] Module class: X.Org XInput Driver
[ 95.054] ABI class: X.Org XInput driver, version 24.1
[ 95.054] (II) Using input driver 'ws' for '/dev/wsmouse'
[ 95.054] (**) /dev/wsmouse: always reports core events
[ 95.054] (II) ws: /dev/wsmouse: debuglevel 0
[ 95.054] (**) Option "Device" "/dev/wsmouse"
[ 95.054] (**) ws: /dev/wsmouse: ZAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 95.055] (**) ws: /dev/wsmouse: WAxisMapping: buttons 6 and 7
[ 95.055] (**) ws: /dev/wsmouse: associated screen: 0
[ 95.055] (II) ws: /dev/wsmouse: minimum x position: 0
[ 95.055] (II) ws: /dev/wsmouse: maximum x position: 1023
[ 95.055] (II) ws: /dev/wsmouse: minimum y position: 0
[ 95.055] (II) ws: /dev/wsmouse: maximum y position: 767
[ 95.055] (==) ws: /dev/wsmouse: Buttons: 7
[ 95.056] (**) ws: /dev/wsmouse: YAxisMapping: buttons 4 and 5
[ 95.056] (II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "/dev/wsmouse" (type: MOUSE, id 7)
[ 95.058] (**) /dev/wsmouse: (accel) keeping acceleration scheme 1
[ 95.058] (**) /dev/wsmouse: (accel) acceleration profile 0
[ 95.058] (**) /dev/wsmouse: (accel) acceleration factor: 2.000
[ 95.058] (**) /dev/wsmouse: (accel) acceleration threshold: 4
[ 348.370] (II) AIGLX: Suspending AIGLX clients for VT switch
[ 2064.180] (II) UnloadModule: "ws"
[ 2064.182] (II) UnloadModule: "kbd"
[ 2064.389] (II) Server terminated successfully (0). Closing log file.
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Id already tried CWM, 556fmJoe. Had the same output as JWM. Interested to read your comment re CWM... must look into that.

I think it is time for me to do a re-install. I was curious about running a unix system ...this exercise has given me a look at just how different it is to Linux.

I think perhaps for my ibook I should take another look at Lubuntu or perhaps go back to experiemnt with Debian to have a go at making a OS for PPC.

OpenBSD looks like a good learning experience...to get back to sometime.
 
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For anyone with a PowerBook or iBook who wants middle and right clicking without an external mouse you can remap your unused keys to emulate middle click and right click actions in X11. To make F10 middle click and F11 right click, try this:

1.) Install the xkbset package
Code: 
# pkg_add xkbset

2.) Create a text file called .xmodmaprc (or whatever you prefer) in your home directory, with the following lines
Code: 
keycode 76 = Pointer_Button2
keycode 95 = Pointer_Button3

3.) Run this command:
Code: 
$ xmodmap .xmodmaprc

4.) Then this:
Code: 
$ xkbset m

Put the xmodmap and xkbset commands in your .xsession file to have them run automatically when X is started. Keycodes 76 and 95 correspond to F10 and F11 on my Tibook, but yours may be different. You can use the xev tool to find the keycodes of any key if you want to use something other than F10 and F11.
 
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This is a great thread. I'm a long time OpenBSD user but never tried it on a PPC machine. I might have to find a used iBook on ebay to play with during our quarantine. :)
 
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salamanderjuice said:
Anybody know how to decrease the text size for the CLI interface on an iBook G4 with OpenBSD 6.6? The OpenBSD FAQ gives how to do it for devices using VGA, but the iBook is using radeondrm... I found an ancient page from 2003 that has you recompiling the kernel to do it but I don't think those instructions exactly apply anymore.

I'd kind of like to use the iBook as distraction free device and not using X11 is one way to limiting those but I'd rather not work at like 18 point font.

I'm also having trouble getting Wifi to automatically connect at boot.

I can do

Bash: 
ifconfig bwi0 up
ifconfig bwi0 join myssid wpakey mypassphrase
dhclient

and get a working net connection after boot but having my hostfile.bwi0 as

Bash: 
join myssid wpakey mypassphrase
dhcp
up

seems to get a lease at boot but doesn't actually seem to let me connect anywhere. Not sure what's wrong there.

Overall I'm pretty impressed that OpenBSD 6.6 works so well on a device so old.
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Regarding the text size of the CLI, I found the solution once and documented it here.

forums.macrumors.com

OpenBSD on a PowerBook G4: A brief overview

After reading all the messages in the OpenBSD powerpc mailing list up to 2013 , I found the solution which as I suspected means compiling your own kernel because one option has to be added. The post from the OpenBSD powerpc mailing list http://openbsd-archive.7691.n7.nabbl...-td233231.html A...
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com

EDIT but indeed does it still apply to 6.6 ...
 
Added i3, made adjustments, and consolidated all sectors into directories.
 
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Installed 6.6 on an iBook G3. For whatever reason, it defaulted to the software renderer. I was able to gain 3D acceleration by editing /usr/X11R6/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-radeon.conf with the following:

Code: 
Section "OutputClass"

Identifier "Radeon"

MatchDriver "modesetting"

Driver "modesetting"

Option "DRI" "3"

EndSection
And that did it for me. No more softpipe.

Oh, and Otter-Browser actually works really well. I Just need to setup adblocking via hosts file, and I should be good to go. Looks like Otter-Browser might be the future, as the Palemoon guys seem to have reached the end of the line, with their inability to properly implement shadowdom.
 
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sparty411 said:
Installed 6.6 on an iBook G3. For whatever reason, it defaulted to the software renderer. I was able to gain 3D acceleration by editing /usr/X11R6/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-radeon.conf with the following:

Code: 
Section "OutputClass"

Identifier "Radeon"

MatchDriver "modesetting"

Driver "modesetting"

Option "DRI" "3"

EndSection
And that did it for me. No more softpipe.

Oh, and Otter-Browser actually works really well. I Just need to setup adblocking via hosts file, and I should be good to go. Looks like Otter-Browser might be the future, as the Palemoon guys seem to have reached the end of the line, with their inability to properly implement shadowdom.
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Otter has an adblocker built in with preconfigured lists. All you need to do is check the boxes for the ones you want. I find it works well.
 
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Installed 6.6 on an iBook G3. For whatever reason, it defaulted to the software renderer. I was able to gain 3D acceleration by editing /usr/X11R6/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-radeon.conf with the following:

Code: 
Section "OutputClass"

Identifier "Radeon"

MatchDriver "modesetting"

Driver "modesetting"

Option "DRI" "3"

EndSection
And that did it for me. No more softpipe.

Oh, and Otter-Browser actually works really well. I Just need to setup adblocking via hosts file, and I should be good to go. Looks like Otter-Browser might be the future, as the Palemoon guys seem to have reached the end of the line, with their inability to properly implement shadowdom.
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Wonder if that same fix could be applied on my Nvidia FX5200 Powerbook G4 ?
 
pochopsp said:
@sparty411 could you please make a little video of your iBook G3 running OpenBSD? That'd be really cool I think :)
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I would, but I think I borked something when I enabled the build in adblocking lists in Otter-Browser. Any time I open a browser, be it Netsurf, or Otter-Browser, the system just locks up. Any ideas @556fmjoe ?
 
Lastic said:
Wonder if that same fix could be applied on my Nvidia FX5200 Powerbook G4 ?
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That card uses the nv(4) driver and no DRI or KMS is available, unfortunately. There are some options you can play with though, like EXA vs XAA acceleration methods, but they make little difference in my experience.
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I would, but I think I borked something when I enabled the build in adblocking lists in Otter-Browser. Any time I open a browser, be it Netsurf, or Otter-Browser, the system just locks up. Any ideas @556fmjoe ?
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I'd start by disabling Otter's content blocker by editing ~/.config/otter/otter.conf and deleting the line(s) for content blocking.

Browsers themselves sometimes lock up if you lose the network before they start up. If you can't ping the default gateway, run "doas sh /etc/netstart" to restart your networking config and try it again.
 
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@sparty411 Forgot to ask, did this problem occur only after enabling DRI? Xenocara is pretty good at enabling it if the card can do it. It's possible it was disabled for a reason.
 
556fmjoe said:
@sparty411 Forgot to ask, did this problem occur only after enabling DRI? Xenocara is pretty good at enabling it if the card can do it. It's possible it was disabled for a reason.
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No, it was working fine for quite a while after enabling DRI. It wasn't until I enabled the adblock lists in Otter-Browser. Even with DRI disabled, it still locks up.
 
556fmjoe said:
That card uses the nv(4) driver and no DRI or KMS is available, unfortunately. There are some options you can play with though, like EXA vs XAA acceleration methods, but they make little difference in my experience.
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I'd start by disabling Otter's content blocker by editing ~/.config/otter/otter.conf and deleting the line(s) for content blocking.

Browsers themselves sometimes lock up if you lose the network before they start up. If you can't ping the default gateway, run "doas sh /etc/netstart" to restart your networking config and try it again.
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Always a solution then , I took my iBook G4 12" out of storage and am now installing 6.7 onto it.
Finally have a use for it again :)
Yesterday evening I already had 6.6 installed and adapted and DRI is working on the iBooks Radeon.

Minitube on 6.6 was however no longer working, I guess due to the ever-changing Youtube API trying to make us obsolete.
 
6.7 -current is broken when it comes to qt5 , smtube and everything that uses it complains about an undefined symbol __popcountsi2 lazy binding so back to 6.6 with no working smtube it is ...

Hope all the hard-working devs can fix that when 6.7 is due for release.

Oh and openbsd.org is down since this morning (it's 11:21 AM here now) :(
 
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Lastic said:
6.7 -current is broken when it comes to qt5 , smtube and everything that uses it complains about an undefined symbol __popcountsi2 lazy binding so back to 6.6 with no working smtube it is ...

Hope all the hard-working devs can fix that when 6.7 is due for release.

Oh and openbsd.org is down since this morning (it's 11:21 AM here now) :(
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That's probably because the base compiler in PowerPC was switched from GCC to Clang for 6.7, and that has resulted in some broken packages. The devs are asking people who run -current, especially on macppc, to report issues they find before 6.7 rolls out: https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=158652906719327&w=2
 
556fmjoe said:
That card uses the nv(4) driver and no DRI or KMS is available, unfortunately. There are some options you can play with though, like EXA vs XAA acceleration methods, but they make little difference in my experience.
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I'd start by disabling Otter's content blocker by editing ~/.config/otter/otter.conf and deleting the line(s) for content blocking.

Browsers themselves sometimes lock up if you lose the network before they start up. If you can't ping the default gateway, run "doas sh /etc/netstart" to restart your networking config and try it again.
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This did solve the freezing issue with Otter-Browser! Thanks!
 
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