From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 10 12:57:26 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E81737B401 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:57:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from sccrmhc03.attbi.com (sccrmhc03.attbi.com [204.127.202.63]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFD4C43FAF for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:57:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from julian@elischer.org) Received: from interjet.elischer.org (12-232-168-4.client.attbi.com[12.232.168.4]) by sccrmhc03.attbi.com (sccrmhc03) with ESMTP id <2003021020572200300k0a6qe>; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 20:57:22 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.elischer.org [127.0.0.1]) by InterJet.elischer.org (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA50146; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:57:21 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:57:19 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer To: Matthew Dillon Cc: Joe O , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Another EPIA M 9000 update (was Re: More compartive power/performance results (was Re: Lower power SMP boxes?)) In-Reply-To: <200302102042.h1AKghcu023195@apollo.backplane.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, Matthew Dillon wrote: > :I can't find any online specs to tell me if the graphics part of the > :Northbridge has understands the VESA stuff. Does the XFree86 "vesa" > :driver work? > : > :Also found this forum discussion... > : > :http://forums.viaarena.com/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=30617 > > M 9000 X11 update: > > The "vga" driver works in low resolution modes. The "vesa" driver > does not work. Via has a linux driver on their CD for X, called "via", > which linux people seem to be using successfully, but I can't find > sources anywhere. I don't understand why these companies don't just > include sources for their X drivers, it would make life so much easier. Try use the linux binary... believe it or not the latest XFree86 release has a loadable driver interface that is completely cross-OS compatible. I.e the drivers can not call any external calls only those provided by teh OS-specific framework into which they are loaded. Something that they have done very right.. I've seen several manufacturer supplied drivers for "Linux" work under FreeBSD. (!) julian To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message