From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 10 17:46:53 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 8A15237B401 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:46:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from heron.mail.pas.earthlink.net (heron.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.189]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCA8E43FA3 for ; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:46:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert2@mindspring.com) Received: from pool0213.cvx22-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net ([209.179.198.213] helo=mindspring.com) by heron.mail.pas.earthlink.net with asmtp (SSLv3:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 3.33 #1) id 18iPVX-0002hl-00; Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:46:47 -0800 Message-ID: <3E4855B5.F8C90526@mindspring.com> Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 17:45:25 -0800 From: Terry Lambert X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Win98; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Matthew Dillon Cc: Joe O , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Another EPIA M 9000 update (was Re: More compartive power/performanceresults (was Re: Lower power SMP boxes?)) References: <20030210120212.G47233-100000@clubfoot.cracktown.com> <200302102042.h1AKghcu023195@apollo.backplane.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ELNK-Trace: b1a02af9316fbb217a47c185c03b154d40683398e744b8a4e938efa1edf58c26ff62fa56c18dd70d387f7b89c61deb1d350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c 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 Matthew Dillon wrote: > 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. The do not because then people could leverage their work by building hardware which does not license anything from them, but operates compatably. The same reason Adaptec developed their "HIM" layer, to prevent people from using Adaptec SCSI drivers with non-Adaptec hardware, and getting all the work they did to get the driver into the Windows base OS, for free. Basically, it's done to amortize non-recurring non-developement related collateral business costs. Or, if you're Diamond, it's done because you hired an EE to do your firmware instead of a software engineer, and a third party driver could cause your hardware or an external monitor to explode. 8-). -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message