On Wed, 2003-10-15 at 21:01, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Now assuming no xconfig file... > xfree loads, opens the first DRM device, and gets SUGGESTED_UNIQUE. > That will tell Xfree what video hardware to use. > Modes are all determined by the EDID/hardware exchange. > This should be enough to get xfree started without a config file.
This doesn't change anything for stuff like input devices though. Anyway, there's code in XFree86 CVS already which allows the X server to start with no config file using a different approach. > This new scheme allows the entire PCI probing stage of xfree to be eliminated. I'll believe it when the relevant XFree86 developers agree with you. :) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer \ Debian (powerpc), XFree86 and DRI developer Software libre enthusiast \ http://svcs.affero.net/rm.php?r=daenzer ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. SourceForge.net hosts over 70,000 Open Source Projects. See the people who have HELPED US provide better services: Click here: http://sourceforge.net/supporters.php _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
