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author | ben <ben@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2007-04-07 18:00:11 +0000 |
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committer | ben <ben@b3059339-0415-0410-9bf9-f77b7e298cf2> | 2007-04-07 18:00:11 +0000 |
commit | 8dae4a995ea783a952a45bfb4a810627a4126691 (patch) | |
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moved old README file from libdha dir to vidix one
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diff --git a/libdha/README b/libdha/README deleted file mode 100644 index 13ebf73cb1..0000000000 --- a/libdha/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,30 +0,0 @@ -lidbha - Direct Hardware Access library -======================================= - -This library was designed for providing direct hardware access under different -OS'es and architectures, so it's platform- and os-independent. - -The main project on the top of libdha is Vidix. It provides userspace -video drivers for Matrox, Ati, 3Dlabs, Trident (and it's still evolving). - -For the full list of supported OS'es read the sources, anyway here's a 'reported -as working' list (these platforms are used daily): - Linux/x86 - FreeBSD/x86 - NetBSD/x86 - Linux/PPC - -There are different ways to access the hardware, normally only ROOT can do that. -With root privileges libdha will run fine, but there are some others ways -to use it as a normal user: -1, set the SUID bit on the binary (in this way it runs with root privileges) -2, use svgalib kernel helper -3, use dhahelper (not yet finished) - -The library is based on XFree86 and gfxdump (a utility from the GATOS project) -sources. - -Original import and design by Nick Kurshev and Alex Beregszaszi. -Current maintenance and dhahelper by Alex Beregszaszi. -Svgalib kernelhelper support by Matan Ziv-Av. -(for the e-mail addresses see the AUTHORS file in MPlayer) |