Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
Hello! For a project I need XFree >= 4.1 but with IGS (Intergraphics) Cyberpro 2010 driver. I browsed the current CVS tree and the IGS directory is empty. Is this driver dropped? Or simply not in CVS? Or, does anyone have a patch for it? Help welcome ;) The only X I could find is a very old Linux lbc-5 XFree86-3.3.2 binary and the corresponding patch for it... CU nils faerber -- kernel concepts Tel: +49-271-771091-12 Dreisbachstr. 24 Fax: +49-271-771091-19 D-57250 Netphen D1 : +49-170-2729106 -- ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
Nils Faerber wrote: Hello! For a project I need XFree >= 4.1 but with IGS (Intergraphics) Cyberpro 2010 driver. I browsed the current CVS tree and the IGS directory is empty. Is this driver dropped? Or simply not in CVS? Or, does anyone have a patch for it? Help welcome ;) The only X I could find is a very old Linux lbc-5 XFree86-3.3.2 binary and the corresponding patch for it... It was in the tree, but removed since it was unsupported. You can still get the original code from CVS if you go back far enough. It was from the DEC DNARD project for BSD, so you can still get it from: http://www.research.compaq.com/SRC/iag/info/source-download.html If you get it back in, I'd be very grateful as I need to head down that path, again. I'm trying to port the latest XFree to the NetWinder (ARM V4, Cyberpro 2000, 2010, Linux). I worked on the NetWinder driver about 5 years ago now, so an update is long overdue. Right now I'm just trying to get it to build sans server. You can't get the docs for the chips, unless you have a corporate account. The SDK's cost about $25k for the complete set. Some of the docs are on the net (not the SDK's) if you search hard enough (like look in my bookmarks), but it is only a register description and I'm unsure of it's legal status. Feel free to contact me directly if I can help in any way. -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada http://isoar.ca/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003 10:01:00 -0500 "Andrew E. Mileski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nils Faerber wrote: > > Hello! > > For a project I need XFree >= 4.1 but with IGS (Intergraphics) > > Cyberpro 2010 driver. I browsed the current CVS tree and the IGS > > directory is empty. Is this driver dropped? > > Or simply not in CVS? > > Or, does anyone have a patch for it? > > > > Help welcome ;) > > The only X I could find is a very old Linux lbc-5 XFree86-3.3.2 > > binary and the corresponding patch for it... > > It was in the tree, but removed since it was unsupported. I can understand this but it is a little inconvenient for those who could make use of it :) > You can still get the original code from CVS if you go back > far enough. It was from the DEC DNARD project for BSD, so you > can still get it from: > > http://www.research.compaq.com/SRC/iag/info/source-download.html It is still referenced there but this links to gatekeeper.dec.com into /provate/shark1/ which is empty by now :( > If you get it back in, I'd be very grateful as I need to head > down that path, again. I'm trying to port the latest XFree to > the NetWinder (ARM V4, Cyberpro 2000, 2010, Linux). I worked on > the NetWinder driver about 5 years ago now, so an update is long > overdue. Right now I'm just trying to get it to build sans > server. Oh ... I am in a little hurry :( This project has to just use the driver and has to be completed in roughly three weeks. So I doubt that I'll find the time to port some version to any other. > You can't get the docs for the chips, unless you have a corporate > account. The SDK's cost about $25k for the complete set. Some > of the docs are on the net (not the SDK's) if you search hard > enough (like look in my bookmarks), but it is only a register > description and I'm unsure of it's legal status. Oh oh! I don't want to develop this on my own, please not ;) I need some working solution. I would compile an exsiting tree, yes, but for more I don't have the time, sorry... > Feel free to contact me directly if I can help in any way. Many thanks for your quick help/response! Oh ... do you have a copy of the DEC sources? Could you put this up somewhere where I could download it? > Andrew E. Mileski > Ottawa, Canada CU nils faerber -- kernel concepts Tel: +49-271-771091-12 Dreisbachstr. 24 Fax: +49-271-771091-19 D-57250 Netphen D1 : +49-170-2729106 -- ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
Andrew E. Mileski wrote: Nils Faerber wrote: For a project I need XFree >= 4.1 but with IGS (Intergraphics) Cyberpro 2010 driver. I browsed the current CVS tree and the IGS directory is empty. Is this driver dropped? Or simply not in CVS? Or, does anyone have a patch for it? It was in the tree, but removed since it was unsupported. You can still get the original code from CVS if you go back far enough. It is still in the attic: http://www.xfree86.org/devel/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/igs/Attic/ -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada http://isoar.ca/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
Nils Faerber wrote: Oh oh! I don't want to develop this on my own, please not ;) I need some working solution. I would compile an exsiting tree, yes, but for more I don't have the time, sorry... I'm doing this port again as a favor to the NetWinder community, so I'm not being payed to work on it full-time like I was back then. It will be a while before I attack the server source again, as I'm still working on porting the libs and such at this time. It also takes a LONG time to compile X on a 275 Mhz StrongARM! Oh ... do you have a copy of the DEC sources? Could you put this up somewhere where I could download it? CVS link posted in other message. You can download my last SRPM for the 3.3 tree from NetWinder.ORG (I'm one of two operators of the site): ftp://ftp.netwinder.org/pub/netwinder/SRPMS/dm/3.1-15/XFree86-3.3.3.1-36nw10.src.rpm Given that you want a ready-made 4.* solution, I doubt the old sources will be useful to you. -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada http://isoar.ca/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
Andrew E. Mileski wrote: Given that you want a ready-made 4.* solution, I doubt the old sources will be useful to you. I was just reminded that the Debian folks have the Linux kernel frame buffer driver working for the CP20x0 if you want to go that route. I don't know if it is accelerated though (and X with the CP20x0 is dog slow without acceleration). -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada http://isoar.ca/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 10:01:00AM -0500, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: [..] > You can still get the original code from CVS if you go back > far enough. It was from the DEC DNARD project for BSD, so you > can still get it from: > > http://www.research.compaq.com/SRC/iag/info/source-download.html [..] > You can't get the docs for the chips, unless you have a corporate > account. The SDK's cost about $25k for the complete set. Some > of the docs are on the net (not the SDK's) if you search hard > enough (like look in my bookmarks), but it is only a register > description and I'm unsure of it's legal status. Hmm, are you talking about this pdf: 434886 Sep 15 1997 2010Spgf.PDF which was possible to get it from above url. Bernd ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
Bernd Ernesti wrote: On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 10:01:00AM -0500, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: You can't get the docs for the chips, unless you have a corporate account. The SDK's cost about $25k for the complete set. Some of the docs are on the net (not the SDK's) if you search hard enough (like look in my bookmarks), but it is only a register description and I'm unsure of it's legal status. Hmm, are you talking about this pdf: 434886 Sep 15 1997 2010Spgf.PDF which was possible to get it from above url. Yes, the "Software Programmer's Guide" (SPG) is what I was thinking of. I've seen it in the password protected area of the IGS (now TVIA) developer site, and I've never seen it offered offically by them anywhere else, hence my comment. I've tried many times to get them to disclose the docs and SDK's for XFree development, even only to me under NDA, but mention that the source is open and they suddenly go deaf and silent. It is rather hard to develop solely based on the SPG, given that it is only a register description. You get to find out on your own ordering and timing constraints and such. It is possible though if you've seen enough of other chips, and have enough time. -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada http://isoar.ca/ ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
On Don, 2003-01-23 at 17:39, Andrew E. Mileski wrote: > Andrew E. Mileski wrote: > > Given that you want a ready-made 4.* solution, I doubt the old > > sources will be useful to you. > > I was just reminded that the Debian folks have the Linux kernel > frame buffer driver working for the CP20x0 if you want to go that > route. I don't know if it is accelerated though (and X with the > CP20x0 is dog slow without acceleration). The fbdev driver doesn't have any hardware acceleration, but it can still be very usable thanks to a shadow framebuffer. -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
Re: Cyberpro 20x0 driver?
At at previous job I was responsible for XFree86 Cyberpro drivers. Tvia (www.tvia.com) had supplied us with source code for their XFree86 4.x Cyberpro driver that worked reasonably well. I did have to make a few fixes and we did add some enhancements. The point of this is that Tvia does develop and maintain XFree86 drivers for their Cyberpro series. Why these are not available at least as binary downloads from their web site eludes me. Tvia does try to earn extra income from selling their SDK's. As of a year ago when I working on this the SDK's did not include the XFree86 driver sources, we had to obtain that separately. I suspect the reason Tvia has not open sourced their driver is a function of their wanting to derive income from the sale of their SDK's. My personal opion of their SDK's and their doc was it was not worth the price they were asking. However, having said that, I did find it essential to have the SDK's in order to work on the driver because the SDK's provided example code to perform certain functions which at the time were not part of the driver. I think Tvia suffers the same type of myopia that many small vendors suffer from. They would generate more income via increased hardware sales by opening up their source pool then the amount of income they generate by selling their marginal SDK's to a handful of partners. Maybe it would be worthwhile for someone to press them on this issue. John ___ Devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/devel
