From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 20 07:59:04 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9836D1065676 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:59:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from vlakno.cz (vlk.vlakno.cz [62.168.28.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DA0F8FC12 for ; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:59:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC4C56802C5; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:58:08 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at vlakno.cz Received: from vlakno.cz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (vlk.vlakno.cz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id JxVdfA-RaEvO; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:58:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from vlk.vlakno.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19D47680075; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:58:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from rdivacky@localhost) by vlk.vlakno.cz (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m5K7w4uY012180; Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:58:04 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rdivacky) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:58:03 +0200 From: Roman Divacky To: Chuck Robey Message-ID: <20080620075803.GA12112@freebsd.org> References: <6300771b0806180513l469d6915y378400d728c12475@mail.gmail.com> <5f67a8c40806191100w7fca5e73icbac58e2beeeae44@mail.gmail.com> <20080619145714.113c3065@mbook.local> <485AD16C.4000807@telenix.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <485AD16C.4000807@telenix.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Mike Meyer Subject: Re: Decent 3D acceleration in 64bit mode? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:59:04 -0000 On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 05:36:44PM -0400, Chuck Robey wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Mike Meyer wrote: > > On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:42 -0400 "Zaphod Beeblebrox" wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Stephen Hocking > >> wrote: > >>> Given that Nvidia aren't offering a driver for their cards for 64bit > >>> FreeBSD, is anyone else having success using another (preferably > >>> PCI-E) card with 3D acceleration? > >> I'd love to be told I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the issues > >> blocking the nvidia driver would also effectively block a driver for which > >> we had the source. > > > > Is there an open source driver with good 3D acceleration? > > > > > Could I ask, does anyone here know the reason (even in general) that the Nvidia > driver isn't working on the i386? > > I mean, I was wondering what might be my next project ... I have the machinery, > and the source code is totally available, it's not a matter of Nvidia giving out > a binary-only module, right? So, is anything more known? you might want to port nouveau (http://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/) to FreeBSD. that would be a great thing to have