Subject: Re: The best ever
To: NetBSD Users <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Shelby <snoonan@tbearsiberians.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 10/06/2002 23:33:04
On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 11:28:00PM -0700, Jason R Thorpe wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 12:51:15PM +0900, Matt Doughty wrote:
>
> > He isn't talking about the drivers that are provided with XFree. nVidia
> > provides binary only drivers for linux, soon FreeBSD??, that are fully
> > accelerated for both 2d and 3d so you can't just copy the drivers over.
>
> Actually, yes you can. This is the whole point of XFree86's loadable
> module interface.
> -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
Actualy nVidia provides a XF86 module (binary) that talks to a kernel driver
(binary with small wrapper). The kernel driver for should work for Net with
a LOT of rework of the wrapper.
Shelby