2010/2/25 ?????? ?????? (Martin Bochnig) <martin at martux.org>: > On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 2:12 AM, Rob Healey <rhealey at norstar.com> wrote: >> >> Sorry for dropping into the fray in the middle but I do have a few questions: >> >> 1: What part, if any, of the SPARC fb <-> Xorg ddx setup is open/available in >> ? source form for any fool that might want to try and create console text >> ? and Xorg "drivers" for older graphics hardware such as the m64 series? >> >> 2: From my amature vantage point it appears there are 3 parts to getting a >> ? graphics card working with SPARC console/Xorg (Open)Solaris: >> >> ? 1: Kernel driver, efb for example. I assume this does mapping and and >> ? ? ?abstracts the hardware to a standard framebuffer framework for the OS. >> ? ? ?This also provides the text console services? >> >> ? 2: Frame buffer config utility; i.e. .so for fbconfig to mess with. >> >> ? 3: Xorg ddx .so to hook Xorg to the hardware. >> >> ? Is there any open code for 1 - 3 or is it all behind an NDA veil? >> >> ? Is there an historical/(hysterical?) reason why the non-hardware specific >> ? kernel <->framebuffer framework/text console <-> SPARC Xorg ddx >> ? API/interfaces aren't openly documented? >> >> ? I understand about bit twiddling code for various ATI/AMD/Creative >> registers >> ? being hush-hush but it seems odd the API's between/in the kernel, FB >> ? framework and /dev/fb <-> Xorg ddx parts would have need to be >> NDA/hush-hush. >> >> ? Sorry if there is a FAQ/outline about this but I wasn't able to find one. >> >> ? Other OS's get the 2D part of the m64 hardware going using generic ati Xorg >> ? code so I'm curious as to why its harder under (Open)Solaris. >> >> ? Thanks, >> >> ? -Rob > > > > > > > Hi, I know the answer. > But I cannot afford to do it for a beer.
No, it is not a contradiction to my previous statements. But only in the case of Sun/Oracle?s willingness to move it upstream I would publish it for free. In this case alone and only. As this is not going to happen, bins will be there in a few weeks. At a fee per download. This seems to be the only way to get something back for my time and paid bills. Sorry if somebody doesn?t like it. But that?s the cruel reality of daily life. > %mab
