Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 04:28:59 -0500 (EST) From: Cain <cain@tasam.com> To: broken@blackroses.com Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [broken] Hassle Creative Labs into releasing infomation (for dxr2) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912290428130.33358-100000@tasam.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912281522110.68110-100000@tasam.com>
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so what you really mean is it will take hours before creative will support freebsd. you said there were already drivers for linux. well freebsd will have the same driver code, just in a different loading format. but everything talks to the card the same way. On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Nate Mook wrote: > The Dxr2 works perfect under Linux with beta drivers you can grab from > fileforum.com. > > It took creative forever to support Linux, and probably will be years > until they suupport freebsd... > > i'm not saying you should run linux..just telling you that it took linux > users 2 years of bitching to get support..and there are a hell of a lot > more desktop computers running linux. which means freebsd support wont be > for a while unless they can somehow make the linux drivers compatible. > > On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Joe Gleason wrote: > > > Here is my current understanding. If I am incorrect about any of this, > > someone please correct me. > > > > - I have a DVD-Drive and Dxr2 card (both Creative Labs products). > > - The DVD drive is supported under FreeBSD for reading normal CD's only > > - The Dxr2 card is not supported at all > > - These lack of support situations could be best corrected if Creative Labs > > released detailed tech info to FreeBSD coders who could then write drivers > > - Creative has been uncooperative about giving out info > > > > If all the above is correct, then I suggest we collectively hassle Creative > > Labs into releasing said infomation. Any thoughts? > > I was reading through the archives and noted that someone said something > > along the lines of: > > If vendors do not share info with us so that we can support them, we just > > won't support them and cause users to boycot them. > > > > I agree with this statement in principal but I do not think FreeBSD is big > > enough to really get them to pay attention if we don't let them know we are > > here. > > > > Therefore I suggest that everyone intersted goto: > > http://www.americas.creative.com/feedback-products.html > > And submit a comment about releasing info the FreeBSD and Linux developers. > > > > That way we can maybe watch our DVD's before we crush M$ with our iron fist. > > > > That's probably more than enough out of me. > > > > Joe Gleason > > Tasam > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-multimedia" in the body of the message
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