Re: [OFF?] Mac OX Driver
On Sunday 13 September 2009 17:39:50 John Nielsen wrote: > origins. Snow Leopard may be your friend. > > JN What do you mean by that, John? What help can I get from Snow Leopard? On Sunday 13 September 2009 18:23:33 Michael David Crawford wrote: > One doesn't generally port device drivers between such different > systems; it's more like doing a complete rewrite. > > Mike Since my post, I have found out 2 things: 1) A good while back, a guy called Thomas Skibo was writing a driver for it It's pretty old and he has not touched it for a long time, but he was kind enough to send it to me. And I will try to make it work. 2) Downloaded the latest alsa drivers, which contains a driver specifically for my board (gina20). Maybe I can get clues from it. I would try OSS but only the comercial version has drivers for it. Don't know if I'll be successful but I'll post if I am. Many thanks to you both for replying ! -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winedows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: [OFF?] Mac OX Driver
On Sep 13, 2009, at 8:22 PM, Mario Lobo wrote: On Sunday 13 September 2009 17:39:50 John Nielsen wrote: origins. Snow Leopard may be your friend. JN What do you mean by that, John? What help can I get from Snow Leopard? Your only stated OS requirement other than your soundcard working was 64-bit support, and Snow Leopard provides that (even more than its predecessors). If the mac driver for your card still works in that version then it might fit the bill. Of course if you have other requirements or preferences then it may not, I was just throwing it out as an idea. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: [OFF?] Mac OX Driver
On Sunday 13 September 2009 17:39:50 John Nielsen wrote: > origins. Snow Leopard may be your friend. > > JN What do you mean by that, John? What help can I get from Snow Leopard? On Sunday 13 September 2009 18:23:33 Michael David Crawford wrote: > One doesn't generally port device drivers between such different > systems; it's more like doing a complete rewrite. > > Mike Since my post, I have found out 2 things: 1) A good while back, a guy called Thomas Skibo was writing a driver for it It's pretty old and he has not touched it for a long time, but he was kind enough to send it to me. And I will try to make it work. 2) Downloaded the latest alsa drivers, which contains a driver specifically for my board (gina20). Maybe I can get clues from it. I would try OSS but only the comercial version has drivers for it. Don't know if I'll be successful but I'll post if I am. Many thanks to you both for replying ! -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winedows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: [OFF?] Mac OX Driver
Mario Lobo wrote: Is it possible to use a Mac driver on FreeBSD? Has this ever been tried or done? should I bury my hopes? Mac OS X has a unique C++ driver architecture called the I/O Kit. It's quite unlike the driver systems in any other OSes I've seen. If you have the source to the Mac driver, you might be able to glean information from it that would help you write a FreeBSD driver. Even better would be to have the hardware specs to your sound board. Apple has some tech notes on porting drivers from other platforms to Mac OS X. Maybe reading them could give you some insight as to how to port them in reverse. One doesn't generally port device drivers between such different systems; it's more like doing a complete rewrite. Mike -- Michael David Crawford m...@prgmr.com prgmr.com - We Don't Assume You Are Stupid. Xen-Powered Virtual Private Servers: http://prgmr.com/xen ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: [OFF?] Mac OX Driver
On Sep 13, 2009, at 2:53 PM, Mario Lobo wrote: Sorry to put a lame question here but I need a little feedback as to keep my hopes up or bury them. I have an old sound board (echo gina20) that I need to keep using (for $$$ reasons), but I also must upgrade my OSes to 64 bits. There are XP 32bit drivers but no XP 64bit ones for it. There are no Gina20 drivers for freebsd but there IS a Mac OS X driver for it!. Is it possible to use a Mac driver on FreeBSD? In a word, no. If you have access to the source it should be possible to port the driver, but there's no reason to assume the effort would be trivial. Has this ever been tried or done? should I bury my hopes? See above. Drivers do get ported between OSes all the time but there's no magic involved. FreeBSD and Darwin have very different kernel origins. Snow Leopard may be your friend. JN ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
[OFF?] Mac OX Driver
Sorry to put a lame question here but I need a little feedback as to keep my hopes up or bury them. I have an old sound board (echo gina20) that I need to keep using (for $$$ reasons), but I also must upgrade my OSes to 64 bits. There are XP 32bit drivers but no XP 64bit ones for it. There are no Gina20 drivers for freebsd but there IS a Mac OS X driver for it!. Is it possible to use a Mac driver on FreeBSD? Has this ever been tried or done? should I bury my hopes? Thanks, -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winedows FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
