Date: Tue, 11 May 1999 23:45:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Tommy Hallgren <thallgren@yahoo.com> To: Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@alcnet.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: modex support (again) Message-ID: <19990512064556.3876.rocketmail@web115.yahoomail.com>
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Hi! I don't know about the others, but I look forward to the functionality you may add. Regards, Tommy --- Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@alcnet.com> wrote: > > Hmm. I sent this message a few days ago and it has been silently ignored. > Should I consider that an OK to extern the get_mode_param function in > vga_isa.c? Or should I take that as a mass "go ahead, we're not going to > commit the code anyway?" :( > > Thanks, > > Kelly > ~kbyanc@alcnet.com~ > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve - http://www.freebsd.org/ > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 14:41:20 -0400 (EDT) > From: Kelly Yancey <kbyanc@alcnet.com> > To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: modex support > > > I had mentioned earlier this week that I was working on adding support > for a few more "tweaked" VGA modes (320x240 was already in there), namely > 320x400, 320x480, 360x200, 360x240, 360x400, and 360x480. Well, the good > news is that it was *really* easy to simply include the code in vga_isa.c > and all was dandy. However, I'de like to see this actually have a chance > is h*ll of getting into FreeBSD so I figured that since it is fairly > useless to most people (I've got some plans for it) that the best thing to > do would be to make a KLD (like vesa.ko). > That was coming along alright...that is until I realized that by not > including the code in vga_isa.c, I no longer had access to the BIOS mode > table (mode_map[] in vga_isa.c). Actually, I'de even be content to get at > the get_mode_param() function which is also in vga_isa.c (both of which > are currently static by the way). Would anyone have any objections to my > extern'ing the get_mode_param() function? And if not, which header file > should I put the function declaration in (if any)? > > Thanks > > (By the way, I'm having trouble understanding exactly how mmap works > with the vga driver, if anyone could help shed some light on it I would > greatly appriciate it, Soren? Kazutaka? Thanks!) > > ~kbyanc@alcnet.com~ > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve - http://www.freebsd.org/ > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > === Regards, Tommy Hallgren Briljantg. 31, SE-421 49, Göteborg Tel.: 031 - 770 5232 (Work: Telia Prosoft) Tel.: 0709 - 312 404 (GSM) Tel.: 031 - 47 65 28 (Home) _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Free instant messaging and more at http://messenger.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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