Subject: Re: Creator3D driver and X server snapshot
To: Lubomir Sedlacik <salo@Xtrmntr.org>
From: grant beattie <grant@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/06/2002 00:22:17
On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 04:10:49PM +0200, Lubomir Sedlacik wrote:

> > I totally agree with that concept, though hopefully it would be smart
> > enough to figure out what the device from it's kernel driver, rather
> > than having to specify it :-)
> 
> don't forget that you can have more than one card in a machine.  so the
> logic could be: if only one manageable fb card is found then manipulate
> with it else require -t (or -m).

of course.

however, using the device path, we must be able to figure out what
kind of device it is (ie. the user should not necessarily need to know
or care) :)

g.