Re: X on new G4 Dual 533
On 31 May 2001 08:14:18 -0600, Pete Willemsen wrote:
> Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > fheitka@attglobal.net wrote:
> > > Also, lastly, is there an X server that works with the GForce2 video in my
> > > new G4?
> >
> > 4.x (in testing or unstable) has the nv driver, but I wouldn't expect that to
> > work on PPC yet. You'll most likely have to use an fbdev server. Does rivafb
> > work?
>
> Hi. I'm also very new to Linux on a PPC. Is it expected that these
> newer PPCs with nvidia cards will actually have accelerated graphics
> support via X at some point in the future? For instance, will nvidia be
> release PPC-based Linux drivers? Something like this would solidify my
> purchase of a new G4.
>
> Pete
I think, at least for now, you can keep on dreaming. Last September at
the ECTS (gaming trade show) in London, I talked to an N'Vidia
representative who told me that:
1) NVidia will never release sources to their drivers
2) They don't have any plans to make Linux/PPC drivers
That was last September, I don't think they've changed their minds
since.
Cheers
--
/Bastien Nocera
http://hadess.net
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