[redirecting to -hackers] On Monday, 12 July 1999 at 12:44:18 +1000, Anthony Wyatt wrote: > Hi, > I really don't know where to post this message, so if there is a better > place please let me know.
Well, to quote the frequent posting to this newsgroup, If the question is of a general nature, ... ask FreeBSD-questions. Examples might be questions about installing FreeBSD or the use of a particular UNIX utility. If the question relates to enhancements to FreeBSD, and you can make suggestions about how to implement them, then send the message to FreeBSD-hackers. If the question is of particularly technical nature, such as implementation details or suggestions for improvements, then send the message to FreeBSD-hackers. I think this qualifies as one of the last two, so -hackers is the place. > I want to write a driver for my video card, not for X, for my own home > grown app :-) > > I've just read Chap 5 of the Magic Garden Explained (SysVR4 Internals) so > I have some idea whats expected when writing a device driver. As you say, the Magic Garden is for System V. BSD is a little different, though not too much. > I've also read the technical programming doco for my video card. > The big hole in my plan is PCI. I don't know how to talk to my > video card on the PCI bus :-( > > So I guess my questions are: > Should I try and find out more about basic driver programming, > specifically freeBSD, Yes. > and if so where? UTSL. And -hackers. There's some stuff in section 9 of the manual, but it's not quite the level of completeness you'd find in the ddi/ddk docco. > Where can I find out about programming PCI devices? UTSL. And -hackers. In particular, the PCI drivers are in /usr/src/sys/pci. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger g...@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message