First, try to avoid html formatted email on this list -- there are some heated opponents to such things on this list who might be hazardous to your health. Personally I find that netscape often crashes when replying to html emails with plain text formatted option set. So often I don't reply to such emails just because I don't want to risk crashing netscape and losing my context ~:^) Some have non-fast internet connections so it isn't that cool for them.
I would try the nv driver in xfree86. Or maybe both. The rivafb driver may be easier to get going first, because it's probably quite close already. a > Tony Arnold wrote: > > All, > > I'm thinking of trying to "fix" nVidia support on ppc, but I have > absolutely no idea where I should start. Would I be better off > trying to fix 'rivafb' in the kernel, or the 'nv' driver in > XFree86? I know very little about coding, so I'm not interested in > 3D/advanced feature support at this stage, but I would like to be > able to use my GeForce2MX at decent resolutions with 32-bit > colour. > > Could the gurus and non-gurus alike please enlighten me? Which > driver would be more 'proper' to fix? Michel Dänzer wrote: > > If I had to deal with this (I'm glad I don't) I'd start with the XFree86 nv > driver because it offers more benefit (decent 2D acceleration, XVideo, ...) . If he gets the rivafb driver working, does that mean that the X frame buffer driver could be used? (My ignorance is showing.) If not, then I agree, the nv driver would have more benefit. a
