From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Jan 26 13:35:42 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from ns1.mobydark.com (ns1.mobydark.com [216.13.76.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAB2537B401 for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 13:35:23 -0800 (PST) Received: from jeff (pc101.mobydark.com [216.13.76.101]) by ns1.mobydark.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 1FF70151A1 for ; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:38:26 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <032a01c087e0$d8bd90e0$930aa8c0@mobydark.com> From: "Jeff Brooke" To: Subject: driver for Matrox Meteor II frame grabber Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 16:42:14 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0327_01C087B6.EFB52E40" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2615.200 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0327_01C087B6.EFB52E40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello All, I am fairly new to freebsd, but have been asked to develop a driver for = the Matrox Meteor II card. (To the best of my knowledge, there is = currently no such driver in fbsd, please correct me if I'm wrong..) My first initial thoughts were, 'ok, let's base it as much as possible = on the Meteor I driver, naturally making changes for hardware = differences where applicable. However, I've just read a couple of = archive entries about a new method for drivers based on a 'newbus' = system. My questions are: (i) where, if at all, can I find = info/tutorials/examples on driver-writing with this method? (ii) what = are the benefits of the newbus method? (iii) is it still at all = acceptable to write drivers using the old style/method? If these issues are better posted to another mailing list, please = advise... Thanks very much in advance, Jeff Brooke ------=_NextPart_000_0327_01C087B6.EFB52E40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hello All,
 
I am fairly new to freebsd, but have = been asked to=20 develop a driver for the Matrox Meteor II card. (To the best of my = knowledge,=20 there is currently no such driver in fbsd, please correct me if I'm=20 wrong..)
 
My first initial thoughts were, 'ok, = let's base it=20 as much as possible on the Meteor I driver, naturally making = changes for=20 hardware differences where applicable. However, I've just read a couple = of=20 archive entries about a new method for drivers based on a 'newbus'=20 system.
 
My questions are: (i) where, if at all, = can I find=20 info/tutorials/examples on driver-writing with this method? (ii) what = are the=20 benefits of the newbus method? (iii) is it still at all acceptable to = write=20 drivers using the old style/method?
 
If these issues are better posted to = another=20 mailing list, please advise...
 
Thanks very much in = advance,
Jeff Brooke
 
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