Subject: Re: Documentation for graphics cards
To: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 08/29/2007 13:33:57
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Hello,

On Aug 29, 2007, at 10:15, Julio M. Merino Vidal wrote:

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

Well, I don't think reading it for register offsets gets you into the  
GPL trap. Although I'm sure there are people who would lament about  
'concepts and methods' being copied in that case.

have fun
Michael
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