From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 15:18:00 2008 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 9A55810656D8 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:18:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from OttK@zzz.ee) Received: from zzz.ee (kalah.zzz.ee [194.204.30.253]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41D138FC0A for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:17:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from OttK@zzz.ee) Received: from zzz.ee (localhost.zzz.ee [127.0.0.1]) by zzz.ee (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5BE67FD18D for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:17:58 +0200 (EET) Received: by zzz.ee (Postfix, from userid 3019) id 5A7BCFD184; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:17:58 +0200 (EET) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin on spamassassin.zzz.ee X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Guessed-Language: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-13.0 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 X-Spam-Checker-URL: http://info.zzz.ee Received: from [192.168.5.3] (adsl215.uninet.ee [194.204.62.215]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by zzz.ee (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2C8EAFD18A for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:17:56 +0200 (EET) Message-ID: <493551A3.1050505@zzz.ee> Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:17:55 +0200 From: =?windows-1250?Q?Ott_K=F6stner?= Organization: TIGMA AS User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (X11/20081125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <1bd820d80812020437h5bd7266co67c566b386b8873e@mail.gmail.com><1bd820d80812020457n15f1e6a0s9bd200db05b551f6@mail.gmail.com><20081202153505.A15540@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DE324@w2003s01.double-l.local> In-Reply-To: <57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DE324@w2003s01.double-l.local> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------020407000603000500040205" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP @zzz.ee X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Nvidia (Re: FreeBSD 7.0: which distribution) 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: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:18:00 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020407000603000500040205 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1250; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Johan Hendriks wrote: > >>> the only reason that people use FreeBSD/i386 on 64-bit processors is that >>> some binary-only drivers are only availaboe for i386. >>> >> what kind of drivers would be missing for the amd64 distribution ??? >> > > Nvidia!!! > > I am one ot these folks, using 32-bit FreeBSD on my desktop, just because of Nvidia drivers. Wanted to ask, maybe somebody here knows, is there any hope to expect 64 bit Nvidia drivers in some reasonable future? What is the problem with Nvidia? Why they do not provide 64 bit drivers? Regards, O.K. -- Testi oma Interneti kiirust / Test Your Internet speed: http://speedtest.zzz.ee/ --------------020407000603000500040205--