Re: Documentation for graphics cards

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Hello,

On Aug 29, 2007, at 08:23, Michael R. Zucca wrote:

> You're in luck if you want to work on the Valkyrie
since there used to 
> be
> some code to support it on the PowerPC based 6300 in
mklinux. I don't 
> think
> there were any HW accelerated ops supported but there
was code that 
> enabled
> use of the CLUT/DAC, get the attached monitor type,
and, I think, 
> change the
> color depth mode.

There's a valkyrie driver in the current linux kernel, no
need to go 
digging:
http://fxr.watson.org/fxr/source/drivers/
video/valkyriefb.c?v=linux-2.6

have fun
Michael
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On Aug 29, 2007, at 3:13 PM, Michael Lorenz wrote:

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> Hello,
>
> On Aug 29, 2007, at 08:23, Michael R. Zucca wrote:
>
>> You're in luck if you want to work on the Valkyrie
since there  
>> used to be
>> some code to support it on the PowerPC based 6300
in mklinux. I  
>> don't think
>> there were any HW accelerated ops supported but
there was code  
>> that enabled
>> use of the CLUT/DAC, get the attached monitor type,
and, I think,  
>> change the
>> color depth mode.
>
> There's a valkyrie driver in the current linux kernel,
no need to  
> go digging:
> http://fxr.watson.org/fxr/source/drivers/video/valky
riefb.c? 
> v=linux-2.6

Yeah, I know.  I looked at how to set palette registers
there.  But  
I'd rather keep away from reading GPL code, if possible...

-- 
Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84gmail.com>

Michael Lorenz wrote:
> There's a valkyrie driver in the current linux kernel,
no need to go 
> digging:
> http://fxr.watson.org/fxr/source/drivers/
video/valkyriefb.c?v=linux-2.6

What about licensing?  Won't that be an issue?  I thought it
would 
preclude us from borrowing much of anything from Linux.

Tim
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Tim & Alethea
christtrek.org