From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Richard Smith Subject: vga softboot code repository Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:54:56 -0500 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <4145C2D0.1080202@bitworks.com> References: <413A3735.9E7D2F11@orpatec.ch> <413B4925.5000706@comcast.net> <200409060926.07163.adaplas@hotpop.com> <413CC0EA.8070709@comcast.net> <9e4733910409061402372095b1@mail.gmail.com> <1094505860.31465.211.camel@admin.tel.thor.asgaard.local> <9e47339104090707172cdc258d@mail.gmail.com> <1094572321.6095.10.camel@admin.tel.thor.asgaard.local> <9e47339104090722437b81b373@mail.gmail.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1C6tAW-0001SO-R1 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:55:04 -0700 Received: from [69.4.201.55] (helo=bitworks.com) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1C6tAW-0007sN-Cr for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:55:04 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bitworks.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9B2231F53C0 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:54:59 -0500 (CDT) Received: from bitworks.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (fileserver [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 28269-10 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:54:56 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [192.168.1.22] (richard.internal [192.168.1.22]) by bitworks.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 458AC1F53A4 for ; Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:54:56 -0500 (CDT) In-Reply-To: <9e47339104090722437b81b373@mail.gmail.com> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Jon, Reciently theres been a lot of talk on the LinuxBIOS list on the softbooting of vga cards and all the various forks there are of the x86emu code. X, LinuxBIOS, DRI and probally a few others. What works with what card, etc. Its Egbert Eich's wish that we try to unify these things into a libsoftboot that all projects could use. That way fixes and improvments will be shared by all rather than just each specific project. A GNU Arch repository is being created on openbios.org to host developement. You seem the be the man for the DRI x86emu. Interested in trying to merge your stuff into the project? I know that your ROM map and setup stuff is quite different than X or LB but you still use basically the same core right? ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 13. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php