From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 18 4:42:14 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from pcwin002.win.tue.nl (pcwin002.win.tue.nl [131.155.71.72]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E23A237B417 for ; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 04:42:11 -0800 (PST) Received: (from stijn@localhost) by pcwin002.win.tue.nl (8.11.6/8.11.4) id fBICfu718189; Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:41:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from stijn) Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 13:41:55 +0100 From: Stijn Hoop To: Josh Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Creative dxr2 DVD Decoder Card Message-ID: <20011218134155.A343@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> References: <20011218063032.R28888-100000@lilly> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011218063032.R28888-100000@lilly>; from jsteele@codefusion.org on Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 06:49:12AM -0500 X-Bright-Idea: Let's abolish HTML mail! Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Dec 18, 2001 at 06:49:12AM -0500, Josh wrote: > Hello, > I am inquiring about the dxr2 dvd decoder card made by creative. > I would like to have some information about it, and whether anyone has > tried to support it under FreeBSD. I am active with the dxr2 decoder card > driver project for linux, and would like to possibly port the driver (and > player) to FreeBSD. Has anyone tried this before? The biggest problem I > find that I am going to run into is the non-opensource firmware file > distributed by creative that needs to be loaded into the card for it too > work. Any information anyone can give me would be appreicated, as I > didn't know what list to send this request to. I didn't try to port anything, but I was keeping an eye on the Linux project because I have a DXR-3 myself. If you are in need of FreeBSD testers, I'll gladly volunteer. Writing kernel drivers is still a bit above my head though... Maybe you should also ask on freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org - that is a more appropriate list for kernel hacking questions, in as far as I understand. --Stijn -- Tact, n.: The unsaid part of what you're thinking. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message