Mercurial > mplayer.hg
changeset 25131:07ef7ca128db
Remove mapdev.vxd. It is a non-free Win9x/DOS binary and its usage remains
obscure. In the unlikely case that someone should need it, it is archived at
http://www1.mplayerhq.hu/MPlayer/contrib/win32/
Blessed by Benjamin.
| author | diego |
|---|---|
| date | Sun, 25 Nov 2007 15:32:18 +0000 |
| parents | 948560eef6b5 |
| children | 9c4ad35fabc5 |
| files | vidix/bin/README vidix/bin/mapdev.copyright vidix/bin/mapdev.vxd |
| diffstat | 3 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 76 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/vidix/bin/README Sun Nov 25 12:46:03 2007 +0000 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,6 +0,0 @@ -mapdev.vxd -~~~~~~~~~~ -mapdev.vxd - provides direct hardware access under Win9x. -install: Just copy it into %WINDOWS%\system folder and reboot. -note: This driver won't work under NT-based systems -(like WinNT, Win2000 and even WinME and WinXP due importing NT things).
--- a/vidix/bin/mapdev.copyright Sun Nov 25 12:46:03 2007 +0000 +++ /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 @@ -1,70 +0,0 @@ -From khazzah@melita.com Mon Jun 23 21:48:19 1997 -Return-Path: <khazzah@melita.com> -Received: from melita.melita.com by max4.rrze.uni-erlangen.de; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 21:48:16 +0200 -Received: from mailgate.melita.com ([192.68.22.8]) by melita.melita.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA29292 for <Stefan.Dirsch@stud.uni-erlangen.de>; Mon, 23 Jun 1997 16:17:55 -0400 -Received: by mailgate.melita.com with Microsoft Mail - id <33AEFD34@mailgate.melita.com>; Mon, 23 Jun 97 15:48:20 PDT -From: Karen Hazzah <khazzah@melita.com> -To: "'Stefan.Dirsch@stud.uni-erlangen.de'" <Stefan.Dirsch@stud.uni-erlangen.de> -Subject: Your post to vxd newsgroup -Date: Sun, 22 Jun 97 20:51:00 PDT -Message-ID: <33AEFD34@mailgate.melita.com> -Encoding: 22 TEXT -X-Mailer: Microsoft Mail V3.0 - - -I posted an answer to your question in the newsgroup. I also have -additional information for you. - -I can email you the binary for VxD which does exactly what you need: -given a physical address, returns a pointer that can be used by a -Win32 application. I'll also give you source for a Win32 app which -uses the VxD to read an area of physical memory. - -I don't offer this solution to everyone, since in most cases the -proper solution is for them to write a VxD which interacts with their -hardware, rather than simply getting a pointer to the hardware and -interacting with it from an application. - -However, in your case, you're just using a VxD as a tool to get your -Linux driver working...you shouldn't have to write a VxD for this :-) - -Let me know if you're interested. -=============================================================================== -Hello Karen - -A long time ago, you sent me your VXD for reading an area of physical -memory under Win32, so I could make register dumps of the graphic -chip. Did I ever mention, that it works perfectly for me? - -Why I contact you is, that I really would like to offer this solution -to all XFree86 members, so that it will be much easier in the future -for XFree86 to develop drivers for graphic boards. - -Can I count with your agreement? Would you like to add a special -copyright to your software? - -Stefan -=============================================================================== -From KHazzah@melita.com Wed Mar 4 00:00:28 1998 -Return-Path: <KHazzah@melita.com> -Received: from melita.melita.com (melita.com [192.68.22.2]) - by Galois.suse.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id AAA03709 - for <sndirsch@suse.de>; Wed, 4 Mar 1998 00:00:26 +0100 -Received: from norcross.melita.com (norcross.melita.com [192.68.22.10]) by melita.melita.com (8.6.12/8.6.9) with ESMTP id TAA31217 for <sndirsch@suse.de>; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 19:48:10 -0500 -Received: by zippy.melita.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) - id <F5X7MBSS>; Tue, 3 Mar 1998 18:00:26 -0500 -Message-ID: <D8EE8292EB83D111A15E00805FA67447166532@zippy.melita.com> -From: "Hazzah, Karen" <KHazzah@melita.com> -To: Stefan Dirsch <sndirsch@suse.de> -Subject: RE: VXD binary for Win32 for reading an area of physical memory -Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 18:00:25 -0500 -MIME-Version: 1.0 -X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) -Content-Type: text/plain -Status: ROr - -OK, you have my permission to make it publicly available, as is. - -If you make it available on the web (ftp, etc.), please give me the -URL so I can refer others to it.