Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 13:00:35 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Duke Normandin <01031149@3web.net> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Compiling a Custom X Server Message-ID: <19991219130035.A541@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <001401bf49cb$591b18c0$ce9fc5d1@webserver> References: <001401bf49cb$591b18c0$ce9fc5d1@webserver>
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[Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] On Saturday, 18 December 1999 at 18:46:58 -0800, Duke Normandin wrote: >> On Saturday, 18 December 1999 at 13:01:09 -0800, Duke Normandin wrote: >>> Can someone walk me through the steps required to compile a Custom >>> SVGA X server? I have the cpq_driver.c for Compaq's legacy QVision >>> 1024/E video controller (courtesy of Hans Oey), but haven't a clue >>> what to do with it? I don't (yet) program in C. TIA!! >> >> If you don't program in C, the best advice would be "forget it". >> This sort of work is particularly complicated. It's not for >> cutting your teeth. >> >> You could enquire from the XFree86 people if they have any plans. >> But if this is an old card, it's probably not worth the weeks of >> work that it would take. > > A whole week to simply include it into the SVGA source? I said 'weeks', not 'week'. I'm assuming that the driver isn't an XFree86 driver, otherwise it would already be in the tree. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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