Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:00:24 -0800 From: Henrik Hudson <lists@rhavenn.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Questions drivers for VGA and NIC Message-ID: <200810011400.25215.lists@rhavenn.net> In-Reply-To: <20081001172216.5015add3@scorpio> References: <e465331f0810011118i536c3e4kc1027c792bcc0754@mail.gmail.com> <18659.52849.278757.861259@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20081001172216.5015add3@scorpio>
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On Wednesday 01 October 2008, Jerry <gesbbb@yahoo.com> sent a missive stating: > On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:24:33 -0400 > Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: > > [snip] > > > nVidia, at least, is aware of the issue and has offered to > >write and maintain drivers ... provided certain capabilities are > >added to the kernel. (See previous discussion in this mailing list.) > > This has - obviously - not happened, and I do not know of work > >in progress. > > I do agree that the first vendor to provide working drivers > >will make quite a few sales. (Me among them.) > > In all likelihood, the probability of any vendor creating FBSD > specific drivers is directly proportionate to the expenditure of funds > to create and maintain the driver versus the expected revenue from such > an expenditure. > > Unfortunately, doing a quick search, I was not able to locate the > article(s) you referenced above. I would like to see exactly what > NVIDIA is requesting. Digg through the nVidia forum. They've posted the specs / story there with a few links off to FreeBSD forum / lists as well. Henrik -- Henrik Hudson lists@rhavenn.net ------------------------------ "God, root, what is difference?" Pitr; UF (http://www.userfriendly.org/)
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