Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 16:31:51 +0900 (JST) From: sanpei@sanpei.org (MIHIRA Yoshiro) To: asjad16@saturn.math.uaa.alaska.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, sanpei@sanpei.org Subject: Re: support for i740 chipset Message-ID: <199903010731.QAA00843@lavender.yy.cs.keio.ac.jp> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 27 Feb 1999 06:40:11 JST". <Pine.OSF.3.93.990226123859.1170A-100000@saturn.math.uaa.alaska.edu>
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asjad16@saturn.math.uaa.alaska.edu wrote: >> Hello, >> red hat has drivers for the i740 graphics chipset. They are >> releasing binaries only. So, I can't just recompile the code and run them >> under FreeBSD. Is there a way that I can use these linux drivers under >> FreeBSD? Or, is there hope of FreeBSD having drivers for this chipset? >> I am using slackware at the moment so that I can have a decent >> xwindow display. I would really like to be able to load FreeBSD back on my >> box. :) >> Sincerely, >> Jacob A. Dempsey After September/1998 version of linux emulator was enable to run Linux XFree86 server. I use with FreeBSD-2.2.8 + linux emulator + NeoMagic XFCom server for RedHat. # currently XFree86 3.3.3.1 support NeoMagic. And someone reported me FreeBSD-2.2.8 + linux emulator + i740 server. But you need some symlinks for virtual console. # ln -s /dev/console /compat/linux/dev/tty0 # ln -s /dev/ttyv0 /compat/linux/dev/tty1 # ln -s /dev/ttyv1 /compat/linux/dev/tty2 # ln -s /dev/ttyv2 /compat/linux/dev/tty3 # ln -s /dev/ttyv3 /compat/linux/dev/tty4 and some mouse drivers. If you use moused # ln -s /dev/sysmouse /compat/linux/dev/mouse or # ln -s /dev/psm0 /compat/linux/dev/psaux # I hope to include these links to linux_lib tarball of ports/packages. Some information about use Linux X server with Linux emulator (but written in Japanese....) http://www.yy.cs.keio.ac.jp/~sanpei/FreeBSD/sd9811.html MIHIRA Yoshiro To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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