thanks! that's more encouraging than i was expecting. - erik
On Fri Feb 10 09:18:49 CST 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri Feb 10 09:11:57 EST 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > i don't know enough about PCIe to know the answer to this: > > is it possible to use a PCIe video card with plan 9? > > > > - erik > > Neither do I, but there is an unopened 1050 page book > on my desk which might contain the answer. Let me see... > > ...and the answer is...definitely maybe. > > Try it. The card should be identified OK, that part of > the configuration space is compatible. Since Plan 9 doesn't > really use much in the way of fancy features on video > cards (especially if you use VESA) the rest of it may be > compatible enough. What would be useful is the output > of /bin/pci and the contents of the configuration space > (xd -b '#$/pci/1.0.0raw' if, for example, the card is > shown by /bin/pci to be device 1.0.0). We can work from > there. > > --jim
