From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 4 03:42:56 1995 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id DAA23412 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:42:56 -0800 Received: from rah.star-gate.com (rah.star-gate.com [204.188.121.18]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id DAA23393 for ; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:42:51 -0800 Received: from localhost.v-site.net (localhost.v-site.net [127.0.0.1]) by rah.star-gate.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id DAA00323; Mon, 4 Dec 1995 03:41:57 -0800 Message-Id: <199512041141.DAA00323@rah.star-gate.com> X-Authentication-Warning: rah.star-gate.com: Host localhost.v-site.net didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.2 7/18/95 To: David Dawes cc: sysseh@devetir.qld.gov.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Xfree86 now has the DGA extension In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 04 Dec 1995 21:50:49 +1100." <199512041050.VAA26772@rf900.physics.usyd.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 04 Dec 1995 03:41:56 -0800 From: "Amancio Hasty Jr." Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Hi Dave, Sorry to post so much on this stuff but one thing to also look into is hardware scaling at least certain S3 chipsets do provide hardware scaling. Now that would be something wild to watch direct vga memory access with hardware scaling --- I think that I am getting dizzy already 8) Enjoy, Amancio >>> David Dawes said: > >>>> David Dawes said: > > > > > And, yes, we are planning that it will be included in the next beta > > > (binary-only though). I don't know if we'll have the interface > > > documented by then, or how many drivers/OSs will be supported by then. > > > > > > >It will be very difficult to justify not having the support for DGA on > >FreeBSD. And if you need kernel support please let us know . > > It will be there, it is just a question of when. If I have time I'll > do it myself in the next week or two. No kernel support should be > required. > > David