Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 12:51:42 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, Jayesh Krishna <jayeshkrishna@hotmail.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Writing device drivers (was: help me please) Message-ID: <3AFAF14E.EE22009F@elischer.org> References: <200105101101.f4AB1Ad30642@hak.lan.Awfulhak.org>
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Brian Somers wrote: > > > On Wednesday, 9 May 2001 at 10:40:50 +0530, Jayesh Krishna wrote: > > > Hi guys... > > > I am comfortable with Linux Device Drivers. Presently I am trying > > > to write some pseudo-drivers in FreeBSD(4.2-Release). I tried out > > > make_pseudo_driver.sh > > > in the /usr/share/examples/drivers but it does not work :-( I also > > > went through the "FreeBSD Device Driver Writer's Guide" by Eric L. > > > Hernes but it seems to be outdated :-( > > > Please someone point me out to some docs regarding writing device > > > drivers in FreeBSD.... > > > > "UTSL". Take a look at a similar driver and get to understand it. > > I'm afraid that this is an area which is woefully undocumented. > > > > You'll also get more replies if you put a useful text on the Subject: > > line. > > You should probably tell julian@ about the problems you have with > make_pseudo_driver.sh. The pseudo one is known to be WAYYYYYYY out of date... the other one there (make_device_driver.sh) is more or less up to date. > > > Greg > > -- > > Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key > > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > -- > Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org> <brian@[uk.]FreeBSD.org> > <http://www.Awfulhak.org>; <brian@[uk.]OpenBSD.org> > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- __--_|\ Julian Elischer / \ julian@elischer.org ( OZ ) World tour 2000-2001 ---> X_.---._/ v To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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