Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 09:35:27 +0100 From: nigel@9fs.org To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell 8200 - NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go - XF86 Message-ID: <20020426083526.F074837B417@hub.freebsd.org>
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It's worth noting that the often quoted http://www.marcuscom.com/g2g-xfree86/article.html is just means to get the tip of the XFree86 Nvidia driver into the most recent FreeBSD port. The code there is no different to that on xfree86.org, just smaller! Unpacking the FreeBSD port, cvsupping xfree86, and then copying the relevant directory is equivalent. It's true that the FreeBSD port does not build. There are several PRs, including one wondering why other PRs have been languishing. The problem is that version.def is not shipped/ does not get generated. I don't understand these things so cannot explain further. It seems it will build if a make world has been done first, though I have not tried this. I presume this has a side-effect of creating version.def. It's unfortunate that building XF86 4.2 is a problem, as this blocks use of the nvidia driver. If you don't want 3d, and don't mind that the chip is proprietary, then the nvidia GO chips are just fine. For the record, I have a G2G in my Dell Inspiron 4100 with 1600x1200 screen. I haven't got XFree86 running yet for the build reasons, but I mined enough information from the Xfree86 driver to update the Plan 9 nvidia driver to support G2Gs, accelerated. My impression is that the driver is pretty comprehensive. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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