Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:58:12 -0700 From: Rebecca Cran <rebecca@bsdio.com> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removing: bktr(4) Brooktree Video Capture card Message-ID: <4337b767-effc-d536-009c-337db060d694@bsdio.com> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfrjRqEF_c9Q0thvz19wPv=e%2BgjvrxB8txNMymgcz1uNkA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CANCZdfrjRqEF_c9Q0thvz19wPv=e%2BgjvrxB8txNMymgcz1uNkA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2/25/20 5:46 PM, Warner Losh wrote: > I think that the time has come to remove bktr(4) from the tree. This is for > PCI-only hardware that can't do better than SD capture. For its time > (~2000) it was a cool card. However, it's no longer relevant to FreeBSD and > is completely unused as far as I can tell. The bread crumbs in my searches > end around 2006 in the NYCBUG dmesg database. Goodness, that brings back memories! I had one of the Brooktree Bt848 based Hauppauge WinTV cards back in the mid to late 90s. I think I stopped using it around 2004, so I'd agree it's time to remove it from the tree. -- Rebecca Cran
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