Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:25:50 -0700 From: Dennis Wong <DWong@nvidia.com> To: "'freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: FW: GeForce 6600 driver Message-ID: <04311C809F7CD411B97D00D0B78EC6B90C6650@nvapollo.nvidia.com>
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FYI.. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Triantos > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 6:20 PM > To: Dennis Wong > Subject: RE: GeForce 6600 driver > > Hi Dennis, > > Actually, we haven't done it yet. However, all of our major Linux > dependencies should be in the 3 source files which ship as part of our > kernel module's tarball. If those files were ported to BSD, in theory > everything else "should" work, though I'm sure we'd need a bit of testing > before that became fully true. > > We do plan to start on a FreeBSD port soon, we just haven't had time yet. > However, if there's someone interested in trying to help do this port, > we'd be happy to talk to them. They can email me at nick@nvidia.com. > > BTW, we did also speak with the FreeBSD guys at linuxworld, I think we > have a possible way we could check our code into the FreeBSD tree, which > would be great once we do get it working well. > > Feel free to post this, btw. I also really like BSD. > > -Nick > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Wong > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 5:28 PM > To: Nick Triantos > Subject: FW: GeForce 6600 driver > > ...So, can we help these guys out? I love FreeBSD.. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Newton [SMTP:newton@internode.com.au] > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 5:12 PM > To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: GeForce 6600 driver > > Nvidia have released source code for a linux kernel driver and an XFree86 > module which provides 3D accelleration via OpenGL. > > Having just acquired one of these boards, I'm intersted in knowing whether > anyone has been interested in porting that driver from Linux to FreeBSD. > > I believe the XFree86 module should work without modification (include > file locations notwithstanding). The kernel module might require a bit > of work, though. > > Has anyone already made any progress on this which I could build on? Or > any useful contacts inside Nvidia who could help out? > > Thanks, > > - mark > > -- > Mark Newton Email: newton@internode.com.au > (W) > Network Engineer Email: newton@atdot.dotat.org > (H) > Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82232999 > "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223 > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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