Video drivers and the kernel

I was wondering why video drivers are not part of the kernel like every other piece of hardware. I would think if video drivers were part of the kernel and had a nice API for X or any other windowing system, would not only improve performance but would allow competing windowing systems without

Re: nvidia fb 0.9.0 (0.9.2?)

Bakonyi Ferenc wrote: > /me wrote: > >> Louis Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> I'm using XFree86-4.0.1 with the nv driver. You are right, it's ver >>> 0.9.2 for the fb. >>> >>> Where can I get the patch? Should I

Re: nvidia fb 0.9.0 (0.9.2?)

Bakonyi Ferenc wrote: > Louis Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I gave upgraded to 2.4.2pre on my RH7 box and while using riva-128 fb >> noticed when in X all the white parts of my desktop are to dark, it is >> almost unreadable. I think it might ha

nvidia fb 0.9.0

I gave upgraded to 2.4.2pre on my RH7 box and while using riva-128 fb noticed when in X all the white parts of my desktop are to dark, it is almost unreadable. I think it might have to do with video timing, is there a way to fix this? Lou - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubs

linux-2.2.19

What is the status of this kernel? The last pre-release was almost a month ago. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

Re: linux-2.4.1-pre11

Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote: > Em Sun, Jan 28, 2001 at 06:55:25PM -0500, Louis Garcia escreveu: > >> I am getting messages everytime I use the network from my RH7 + >> kernel-2.4.1-pre11 system: >> >> modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10 &g

linux-2.4.1-pre11

I am getting messages everytime I use the network from my RH7 + kernel-2.4.1-pre11 system: modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-10 I have checked my .config and can't find that modules. This does not happen with 2.4.0 kernel, only with the latest pre series maybe pre7 on. Lou - To