Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 16:04:51 +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: <19991219160451.E465@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <004701bf49e9$8b3558c0$ce9fc5d1@webserver> References: <004701bf49e9$8b3558c0$ce9fc5d1@webserver>
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[Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html] I would *really* appreciate it if you found a mailer or mailer setting which doesn't mutilate the text. On Saturday, 18 December 1999 at 22:23:10 -0800, Duke Normandin wrote: >> [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. > > You assume wrongly!! It is an XF86 driver built by Hans Oey down your > way somewhere for his own use and contributed to the public domain. > Just because the XF86 Project never felt the need to support it is > irrelevant. Now, that we have *that* straight, are you still adamant > that including this driver into the SVGA server would take weeks? No. Go for it. 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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