Date: Mon, 17 Feb 1997 09:42:42 +0100 From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) To: FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pcvt/132 columns Message-ID: <Mutt.19970217094242.j@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <199702170127.TAA02237@nyx.pr.mcs.net>; from Chris Csanady on Feb 16, 1997 19:27:19 -0600 References: <199702161033.LAA01362@ravenock.cybercity.dk> <199702170127.TAA02237@nyx.pr.mcs.net>
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As Chris Csanady wrote: > Just a thought, but what about using some sort of generic frame > buffer driver in the kernel. I dont think it should be the > responsibility of the Xserver or anything else to twiddle with the > cards settings directly. The kernel would just need to know a few > card specific things about setting timings, etc. Basically: Yes! However: have you ever counted the number of hardware-dependant code lines in XFree86? No? Then you don't know what you're talking about. :~) Last time i counted, we spoke about some 200+ Klines of C code. :-O Have a look at /usr/src/usr.sbin/pcvt/set2061/, just to get the feeling for _one_ (now already fairly aged) piece of hardware that needs to be supported, the ICD2061A clock synthesizer. -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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