Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:43:25 -0600 From: "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com> To: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> Cc: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 NVIDIA support in FreeBSD 7 Message-ID: <11167f520712171543x2f0bcdd8wab2fa9ecfb67256b@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b1fa29170712171533qddc2996v6e69c39ba073a43@mail.gmail.com> References: <11167f520712082309s20895ae0se1780b029745c055@mail.gmail.com> <20071217232558.GC97600@cons.org> <b1fa29170712171533qddc2996v6e69c39ba073a43@mail.gmail.com>
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On Dec 17, 2007 5:33 PM, Kip Macy <kip.macy@gmail.com> wrote: > > Not to go on endlessly but also note this: "The FreeBSD kernel > > provides some support for this via cloning devices; the NVIDIA FreeBSD > > graphics driver used this interface for a while, but bugs/limitations > > and differences between kernel versions made it necessary to revert to > > regular device nodes.". So the i386 port works without this feature > > but an amd64 port won't even get started without it? > > > > It boils down to the fact that NVIDIA only has serious customer demand > for Linux. They're willing to support FreeBSD as a favor to us so long > as it is easy. > > -Kip I wonder if having a petition signed by a bunch of people would help this along, because I believe that amd64 3D accel on nvidia, is life or death to PC-BSD in a year or so. Sam Fourman Jr. Sam Fourman Jr.
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