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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd,comp.os.linux
Subject: Re: 386BSD <-> Linux binary compatability? (ie: X8514)
Message-ID: <1992Oct24.030904.11007@netcom.com>
Date: 24 Oct 92 03:09:04 GMT
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In article <1992Oct23.215731.13825@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> paoletti@cps.msu.edu (David R. Paoletti) writes:
>I retrieved the Xlinux.8514 driver hoping to use it under
>386BSD, but the file command does not recognize the server
>program as a valid executable.  Are 386BSD & Linux binaries
>compatible?
>
>Alternately, has anyone worked on getting Kevin Martin's
>Linux 8514 driver compiled under 386BSD?  I'm trying to
>avoid instlling the entire X distribution just to try thus
>out.  If anyone's interested, the driver lives at:
>
>  Dave Paoletti :)

I can have your 8514 server ready first thing in the
morning. Just let me know where I can drop it off.
And I don't have an 8514/A card so if you are still 
interested let know . My XS3 server is based upon
Martin's code.


Amancio Hasty