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Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 10:43:22 -0700
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Robert Suetterlin wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> I asked this already on freebsd-questions and was suggested to ask on this list, too.
> 
>         I have a linux driver for a video grabber card (dfg/bw1 from 'the imaging source').  This card does not use a well bt848 or similar chip.  I would like to transfer this driver to freebsd.
> 
> I do understand how the driver works under linux and I will explain below.  I have also read articles on newbus, some netbsd docs, several freebsd manpages and the sources of meteor.c.  I know in principle how to do a driver under freebsd.  But I never did it before and wanted to get some expertise on how to do it best.


Also look at the sample driver in
/usr/share/examples/drivers/make_device_drive.sh
in -current (4.x is way out of date)

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