From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 1 10:04:45 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1E3516A4CE for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:04:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.88]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A584544017 for ; Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:04:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from admin@sycos.co.uk) Received: from sycos.demon.co.uk ([158.152.248.21] helo=dpc27) by anchor-post-30.mail.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1AQsPF-00096t-0U; Mon, 01 Dec 2003 18:04:22 +0000 Message-ID: <000801c3b835$8a5f3a60$1c77fea9@dpc27> From: "Admin" To: Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:04:16 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 02 Dec 2003 05:21:08 -0800 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 cc: peter@sycos.co.uk Subject: FreeBSD DRIVER DEVELOPMENT X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 18:04:46 -0000 Dear Sir/Madam, I have requirement to develop driver for the PCI based hardware = interface using FreeBSD Unix system. Would you please advise on the = following:- 1) What tools are available to develop driver for x86 machine using = C? 2) Suitable package including the operating system, tools and books = etc? 3) Can the driver developed for other unix operating system e.g. = VxWorks can be imported into the FreeBSD and compiled without major code = change? Please advise a.s.a.p. Kind Regards Gurdial Chandra Sycos AES