sony/news_38xx.cpp: Get NWS-3860 working #14151
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briceonk
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That's a contradiction. |
The machine can run perfectly fine without a graphics card or sound module installed using the serial console and network. That said, I can put the |
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To clarify: you don't need the NOT_WORKING flag if the machine was sold with no video or audio and was usable that way. (And NOT_WORKING isn't exactly the right flag for something that works, boots an OS, and runs programs anyway). A lot of UNIX servers like the SGI Challenge series had no video or audio capability and were admin'd strictly over serial console. |
No graphics is a valid config for this machine. The software and firmware can handle missing sound (for example, on the NWS-5000X it is a separate board so it can be easily disconnected and thus can handle that case), but I think that, at least for the 3800 series, it was always included. I'll leave it in place for now, but can remove it too if that is the general consensus. |
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Just for fun, here is a screenshot from when I was doing final testing after addressing code review feedback :) |
This machine is now working, albeit without graphics and sound. This is a really interesting machine because it is a dual-architecture one. #14150 should be merged first, otherwise the NEWS-OS installer won't work. As I mentioned in the TODO section, the only real weirdness I have seen so far is around the format program, everything else has been pretty solid in my testing.