From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 14 17:57:56 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01718106575F for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jgrosch@es.net) Received: from mailgw.es.net (mail1.es.net [IPv6:2001:400:201:1::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 306578FC12 for ; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www-west2.es.net (www-west2.es.net [198.128.3.67]) by mailgw.es.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n9EHvrHw031281; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:57:53 -0700 Received: by www-west2.es.net (Postfix, from userid 48) id 27144A68016; Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:57:53 -0700 (PDT) X-Squirrel-UserHash: GggBGx4CGw== X-Squirrel-FromHash: RF1FTAsCFkY= Message-ID: <45432.RF1FTAsCFkY=.1255543073.squirrel@webmail-west.es.net> In-Reply-To: <19158.4056.376760.654492@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20091014153100.GH22136@ece.pdx.edu> <20091014115949.33b1adb4@scorpio.seibercom.net> <12173.RF1FTAsCFkY=.1255538317.squirrel@webmail-west.es.net> <19158.4056.376760.654492@jerusalem.litteratus.org> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:57:53 -0700 (PDT) From: jgrosch@es.net To: "Robert Huff" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.10a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=1.12.8161:2.4.5, 1.2.40, 4.0.166 definitions=2009-10-14_09:2009-09-29, 2009-10-14, 2009-10-14 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx engine=5.0.0-0908210000 definitions=main-0910140135 X-Regulatory-Partner: 1 Cc: jgrosch@es.net, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Graphics card recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:57:56 -0000 > > jgrosch@es.net writes: > >> I could be wrong but nVidia does not seem to be very interested >> in working with the FreeBSD project to address these problems. > > nVidia has offered what many/most hardware vendors* do not: to > write and maintain a driver for their product. > However, in order for that driver to be fully functional they > want certain improvements in FreeBSD - particularly the virtual > memory system. Not an unreasonable request. > Some work has been done; there was a post somewhere within the > last few months about John Baldwin making improvements. > Check the archives of this list for pointers to the list of > changes and the status of the work. > > > Robert Huff > > * - a notable exception being Intel, for their network cards. Thank you. I am happy to be wrong about this. Josef