# HG changeset patch # User alex # Date 1040494435 0 # Node ID 50ec8b9699c43acb0939af0a0fd7cf6abbf2ca19 # Parent 3f9940a98d7fe51b51e1f8187bd3347c4d0ca8cb ooh. many mistakes diff -r 3f9940a98d7f -r 50ec8b9699c4 libdha/README --- a/libdha/README Sat Dec 21 18:11:10 2002 +0000 +++ b/libdha/README Sat Dec 21 18:13:55 2002 +0000 @@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ 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 tthe top of libdha is Vidix. It provides userspace -video drivers (Matrox, Ati, 3Dlabs, Trident). +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, but here's a reported -as working list (these platforms are used daily): +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 @@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ There are different ways to access the hardware, normally only ROOT can do that. With root privileges libdha will finely run, but there are some others ways to use it as a normal user: -1, set the SUID bit on the binary (in this was it runs with root priviliges) +1, set the SUID bit on the binary (in this way it runs with root priviliges) 2, use svgalib kernel helper 3, use dhahelper (not yet finished) -The library is based on XFree86 and gfxdump (a utility from GATOS project) +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.