From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 2 15:37:23 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 11CE31065672 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:37:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Johan@double-l.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr9.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr9.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.29]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 948E98FC14 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:37:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Johan@double-l.nl) Received: from w2003s01.double-l.local (double-l.xs4all.nl [80.126.205.144]) by smtp-vbr9.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id mB2FbHVk007972 for ; Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:37:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from Johan@double-l.nl) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 16:37:21 +0100 Message-ID: <57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DE325@w2003s01.double-l.local> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Nvidia (Re: FreeBSD 7.0: which distribution) Thread-Index: AclUk5z/SoK9bM8HTOyeX8ku8PmYTAAAEe6w References: <1bd820d80812020437h5bd7266co67c566b386b8873e@mail.gmail.com><1bd820d80812020457n15f1e6a0s9bd200db05b551f6@mail.gmail.com><20081202153505.A15540@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl><57200BF94E69E54880C9BB1AF714BBCB5DE324@w2003s01.double-l.local><493551A3.1050505@zzz.ee> <20081202163118.E15652@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> From: "Johan Hendriks" To: X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Subject: RE: 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 15:37:23 -0000 >> Nvidia drivers. >> >> Wanted to ask, maybe somebody here knows, is there any hope to expect = 64 bit=20 >> Nvidia drivers in some reasonable future? What is the problem with = Nvidia?=20 >> Why they do not provide 64 bit drivers? >because there are not enough pressure from clients? (by not buying = them) They missing some things in the kernel of FreeBSD so it has nothing to = do with nvidia not willing it is FreeBSD who lacks support in the kernel = for a 64bit NVIDIA driver. But like said before there are numoures threads about this. Regards, Johan Hendriks No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com=20 Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.12/1824 - Release Date: = 2-12-2008 9:31