Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:54:22 -0600 From: "Zane C. B-H." <v.velox@vvelox.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Smartcam (or can you use linux dev driver + program) Message-ID: <20120118005422.5398a6bf@vvelox.net> In-Reply-To: <201201150149.12756.lyubomir@grigorovl.eu> References: <201201150149.12756.lyubomir@grigorovl.eu>
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On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:49:06 -0800 Lyubomir Grigorov <lyubomir@grigorovl.eu> wrote: > <snip> > QUESTION > > Is it even possible to use the Linux dev driver under FreeBSD? Since > Smartcam is a 2-part suite: driver and application. The Linux compatibility layer for FreeBSD does not include the ability to use Linux kernel modules. It concerns it's self with providing support for the non-kernel stuff. > If it's not possible to use linuxator, will it be possible to use the > source to create a FreeBSD version of the dev driver? I assume the > program will be easier to port than the actual driver. With out any changes, no. The Linux kernel and FreeBSD kernel are two very different items. If you are looking to port it, below are some links that would be a good place to start off with reading. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/index.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/index.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/index.html http://www.freebsd.org/docs/books.html
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