Re: Emulating linux timer.. syscalls

2021-11-25 Thread Stephen Borrill
On 24/11/2021 21:50, Mohamed Atef wrote: Hello there,     I am a computer systems engineering student in my final year, i'd like to contribute to your community (Hint: I don't care about GSoC). I am interested in operating Systems, runtime systems, and compilers. I have strong C knowledge, C++

Re: wsvt25 backspace key should match terminfo definition

2021-11-25 Thread Rhialto
On Thu 25 Nov 2021 at 00:16:36 +, RVP wrote: > Or, maybe have `erase=^?' and also a new `erase2=^H' like FreeBSD does? It > seemed extravagant to have 2 erase chars. when I first encountered it, but, > now I'm beginning to see why... That's an interesting idea... historically (and I mean decad

Re: wsvt25 backspace key should match terminfo definition

2021-11-25 Thread Greg A. Woods
At Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:31:38 -0500, Greg Troxel wrote: Subject: Re: wsvt25 backspace key should match terminfo definition > > Johnny Billquist writes: > > >> For vt320 (where it *is* configurable) terminfo has > >> > >>$ infocmp -1 vt320 | grep kbs > >>kbs=^?, > > > > Which I thin

Re: Emulating linux timer.. syscalls

2021-11-25 Thread Mohamed Atef
Hello again, I wish if there something open i can help with. If it is. Could you recommend it. I have 7 months before my graduation, so given that i have other studies can you recommend something doable in 5 months and around 20 hour a week. Thanks Mohamed في الخميس، ٢٥ نوفمبر، ٢٠٢١ ١

Re: wsvt25 backspace key should match terminfo definition

2021-11-25 Thread Mouse
> key_backspacekbs kbsent by backspace key > key_dc kdch1 kDsent by delete-character > key Part of the confusion here is that this is not well-defined. Some keyboards have mu

Re: wsvt25 backspace key should match terminfo definition

2021-11-25 Thread Mouse
>> Or, maybe have `erase=3D^?' and also a new `erase2=3D^H' [...] > That's an interesting idea... historically (and I mean decades) I > have setteled on choosing one (^H) and forcing all systems I used > over the years to use this one setting, but this might be more > convenient... One of my very-

Re: wsvt25 backspace key should match terminfo definition

2021-11-25 Thread Rhialto
On Thu 25 Nov 2021 at 08:01:48 -0500, Mouse wrote: > One of my very-spare-time projects is to move input line editing out of > the kernel. Move it into a separate line-editor process and then you > can choose your input line editor just as you can, today, choose your > shell. I'm still mulling ov

re: kaveri_mec2.bin file missing

2021-11-25 Thread matthew green
Riza Dindir writes: > Hello All, > > Finally... I was able to enable and use my Kaveri device > (0x1002/0x1309), at the end. It is using the external monitor and is > using the correct 1440x900 resolution. This is very nice. > > There is one thing that I would like to ask. > > There is a "CONFIG_AC

Re: Graphics driver and CONFIG_ACPI

2021-11-25 Thread Riza Dindir
Hello again, I am having trouble getting information on how to have CONFIG_ACPI defined? I have been working on getting my radeon devices (Kaveri and OPAL XT) to work with NetBSD (9.2 - amd64). I have been successful in making the Kaveri device work on my system. I have found the bios in the ACPI