amd64 NVIDIA support in FreeBSD 7

[Sam Fourman Jr.]

On Dec 17, 2007 5:33 PM, Kip Macy <kip.macy at 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.