Tony Arnold 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, > > ...) . > > > > That seems to be the attitude of most linux users to nVidia (I can > understand why!), but somebody needs to step up to the plate - I don't know > enough (yet) to make a big difference, but it'll be a menacing learning > project *grin* (I'm a glutton for punishment)
Be warned that it might not be so much fun though. Hacking on undocumented hardware is like (I'm not a native English speaker, someone please fill in a horrible metaphor for me :). > There's enough people out there with AGP GeForce cards in their G4's that > something really needs to happen...I was thinking the 'nv' driver as well - > what real benefit do console drivers actually offer XFree86? Now that you mention this: The XFree86 driver can use the framebuffer device to handle modes and colormaps so you'd only have to fix the acceleration at first. I suggest having a look at both and going for the one that looks easier. > Oooh :) Now I'm excited about learning! Everything else runs wonderfully on > my DP G4, if I can get XFree86 running, I will be a happy person. You'd be happier with a Radeon in it. ;) -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
