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From: Mike Acar <mike@tro...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] What are the steps to add new video drivers? 
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 16:46:04 +0200


jmk@pla... wrote:
> My advice is to install Plan 9 on a machine that has a suitable video
> board, then you can go through the driver development cycle in a more
> friendly environment.
> 
> Having support for Nvidea cards would be great, by the way.

Indeed, I keep thinking that I'd like to take a whack at getting my TNT2 Ultra
working. Unfortunately my Copious Free Time hasn't yet been copious enough to
let me gather together the necessary computers; it seems like you're talking
about at least three for something like a normal environment: an operational
terminal for development, a file server, and a machine with the card you're
developing for.

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