Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261345AbUK0WBu (ORCPT ); Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:01:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261348AbUK0WBu (ORCPT ); Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:01:50 -0500 Received: from viper.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.4]:64468 "HELO viper.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261345AbUK0WBs (ORCPT ); Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:01:48 -0500 Subject: Re: RivaFB and GeForce FX From: Lee Revell To: Oded Shimon Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <200411242347.07911.ods15@ods15.dyndns.org> References: <200411242347.07911.ods15@ods15.dyndns.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 17:01:46 -0500 Message-Id: <1101592907.15635.5.camel@krustophenia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 796 Lines: 23 On Wed, 2004-11-24 at 23:47 +0200, Oded Shimon wrote: > I'm currently working on getting complete support for Geforce FX for RivaFB. > The > only working reference I have for that though is the binary, closed source, > official Nvidia X module. > > I would like some advice > about what actions I should take next in getting more complete support. Are you asking "how do I reverse engineer a binary driver"? One method is to run it under an emulator, and capture the PCI bus traffic. Then there are tried and true methods like IDA Pro. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/