Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:15:52 +1100 From: "Alastair G. Hogge" <agh@tpg.com.au> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Ward Willats <freebsd-questions@wardco.com> Subject: Re: 5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64 Message-ID: <200502282215.53178.agh@tpg.com.au> In-Reply-To: <p06210206be4841e5aefb@[192.168.23.2]> References: <p06210206be4841e5aefb@[192.168.23.2]>
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:58, Ward Willats wrote: > Hello Everyone. Hello, > I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600 > card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg. > > Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is > to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all > right now. > > I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen. > > The "nvidia-driver" port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember > it complaining...) > > The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a > magic way to "wrap" them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is. I can't help you. But, maybe you add a "me too" and list your hardware to this NVIDIA AMD64 on FreeBSD thread?: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41545 -Al
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