From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 10 14: 7:31 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 4ED2A37B401 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:07:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from apollo.backplane.com (apollo.backplane.com [216.240.41.2]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B62D243F93 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:07:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: from apollo.backplane.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by apollo.backplane.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h1AM7OSJ023599; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:07:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dillon@apollo.backplane.com) Received: (from dillon@localhost) by apollo.backplane.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h1AM7NdB023598; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:07:23 -0800 (PST) Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 14:07:23 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon Message-Id: <200302102207.h1AM7NdB023598@apollo.backplane.com> To: Julian Elischer 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?)) References: 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 I tried that. It got close. *very* close to running, but the via driver has two dependancies on libddmpeg (which is also supplied on the CD). Unfortunately libddmpeg depends on libc.so.6. I can shim the two dependancies into via_drv.o but the via driver still tries to load libddmpeg and X faults out with an error. I need to dummy-up libddmpeg somehow. -Matt Matthew Dillon :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