Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:16:32 -0800 From: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> To: "Sam Fourman Jr." <sfourman@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 NVIDIA support in FreeBSD 7 Message-ID: <b1fa29170712111116r5e997e7cxa03a3905689822c7@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <11167f520712111105l7a897d60w36de6c8ad7cb7b1d@mail.gmail.com> References: <11167f520712082309s20895ae0se1780b029745c055@mail.gmail.com> <b1fa29170712082335s21f7958dh312b72ef354114a9@mail.gmail.com> <11167f520712111105l7a897d60w36de6c8ad7cb7b1d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Dec 11, 2007 11:05 AM, Sam Fourman Jr. <sfourman@gmail.com> wrote: > On Dec 9, 2007 1:35 AM, Kip Macy <kip.macy@gmail.com> wrote: > > The problem is that it is a moving target. In order to support NVIDIA > > long term FreeBSD would need to maintain API parity with Linux. As > > Linux adds new interfaces, NVIDIA incorporates them into their driver. > > Unless someone steps up and decides to own the continuing support > > effort to add those interfaces as the need arises, it isn't likely to > > happen. > > so if I understand the situation correctly, maintaining feature / > Performance parity with Linux for Nvidia video cards is possible, > but it isn't likely that a current FreeBSD developer will donate the > (probably large) amount of time to maintain it. It isn't that large, but that is the gist of it. > would maintaining API parity with linux for the purpose of allowing > 64bit 3D acceleration support in any way hurt FreeBSD's long term > Goals ? Not at all. It simply isn't a priority for the handful of people that are currently able to do this. > > > > On the upside, it looks like ATI's opening up is starting to bear fruit. > > from what it sounds like it ATI may be more of a realistic hope for > compiz, and 3D video games to one day work on 64bit FreeBSD > > Thank you for taking the time to explain this. I don't know the status of ATI at the moment - if you want 3D support on FreeBSD right *now* I think nvidia/i386 is your only option. -Kip
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