Re: tlug: nvidia svgalib/X drivers

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Christopher Sekiya wrote:

> On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> 
> > would it be better to just get the bare specs from nVidia and copy an
> > existing svgalib driver, or would it be easier to 'port' the XFree86
> > 3.3.2 nVidia driver? 
> 
> Copy an existing driver.  The svgalib driver model differs from the
> XFree86 model in significant ways (well, the S3 driver sort of looks like
> the XFree driver, but IIRC none of the others do).

OK.  The ALI driver looks fairly easy to copy.

Also - how do I get the required tech specs for the card?  ie, if nVidia
won't let me have them... are they embedded in the X driver anywhere?

> 
> -- Chris
> 
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