Date: Thu, 07 Mar 1996 00:13:34 -0800 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." <hasty@rah.star-gate.com> To: Wilson MacGyver <macgyver@infinet.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: direct access to video card Message-ID: <199603070813.AAA10812@rah.star-gate.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 07 Mar 1996 00:39:03 EST." <313E7677.23477815@cylatech.com>
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Yes, you can access the vga card directly if you like . Just use XFree86 DGA extensions to gain access to the card and it is a dirt cheap of initializing the graphic card for a given resolution. I implemented a version of "tv" using the DGA extensions which access the frame buffer directly. Basically, my matrox meteor video capture buffer dumps the frames straight into my S3 968 linear buffer. Enjoy, Amancio >>> Wilson MacGyver said: > I have a question, how can I access the video card directly? > > I'm trying to implement a 2d/3d primitive library, and I don't > want to have to use X for it. > > > -- > Wilson MacGyver macgyver@cylatech.com > -------------------------------------- > Veni, Vidi, Concidi. >
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