Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:19:19 -0400 From: Mike Meyer <mwm-keyword-freebsdhackers2.e313df@mired.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Decent 3D acceleration in 64bit mode? Message-ID: <20080619181919.6efb3d13@bhuda.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <485AD280.4060609@telenix.org> References: <6300771b0806180513l469d6915y378400d728c12475@mail.gmail.com> <5f67a8c40806191100w7fca5e73icbac58e2beeeae44@mail.gmail.com> <20080619145714.113c3065@mbook.local> <485AD16C.4000807@telenix.org> <485AD280.4060609@telenix.org>
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On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:41:20 -0400 Chuck Robey <chuckr@telenix.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Chuck Robey wrote: > > Mike Meyer wrote: > >> On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:00:42 -0400 "Zaphod Beeblebrox" <zbeeble@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >>> On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 8:13 AM, Stephen Hocking <stephen.hocking@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> Given that Nvidia aren't offering a driver for their cards for 64bit > >>>> FreeBSD, is anyone else having success using another (preferably > >>>> PCI-E) card with 3D acceleration? > >>> I'd love to be told I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the issues > >>> blocking the nvidia driver would also effectively block a driver for which > >>> we had the source. > >> Is there an open source driver with good 3D acceleration? > > > >> <mike > > > > Could I ask, does anyone here know the reason (even in general) that the Nvidia > > driver isn't working on the i386? > > CRAP I meant AMD64. I'm beyond hope. This seems to be the most detailed explanation, though I have no idea about accuracy. http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=115157983106569&w=2 <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org
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