On Friday 18 March 2005 14:26, Michael wrote:
> Hello,
>
> > Another doubt... is it so hardware independent that it will
> > work on NetBSD/macppc too?
>
> I've never seen this patch ( where did you get it? ) but what comes with
> XFree86 4.4 is old and can't possibly work on any halfway recent NetBSD.
> What's missing is a loadable kernel module which provides some video memory
> management stuff, if it's well written it should work on macppc too.

I mean the one at ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/sketch/dri.diff
I'm such a newbie that I don't even know if it has something to do with it, 
but it should... 
So... the kernel module should have good effects on every video card, right? 
Or it would be vendor-model-specific..?

> have fun
> Michael

thanks :)
david