I'm looking at integrating a 65545 vga graphics controller chip into an embedded linux platform. I'll need to write a driver for it, but I'm not sure where to start. It's a fairly common chip, so I suspect that there's probably a driver out there already. Where would I find the source code? Could anyone point me to some resources and writing video drivers?
Thanks
Dan
Dan,
It's a standard VGA chipset, so the linux kernel can talk directly to it in text mode. If you want graphics, then you'll need to use SVGALib, kernel framebuffer or an X server (i.e. XFree86, X.org) A quick google just showed up pre-written drivers for all of these, look for Chips & Technologies CT-65545.
regards,
text mode.
XMy understanding is that i need a kernel framebuffer and nano-X.
Chips &
This isn't an i386 platform, so I'll need source code. Where would I go about finding it? Sorry if the answer seems obvious.
Dan
text mode.
an X
I'm not familiar with nano-X, but that sounds like a useable solution.
Chips &
Actually, upon further searching, it looks like there isn't a kernel framebuffer driver, but SVGAlib and XFree86 are open source so you should be able to use driver code from either of them.
regards,
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