> > Hi...
> >
> > is there any hope for the GForce?
> > I have access to one, and the only thing that runs on it is console :(
> >
> > Greetings
I heard a binary only X server is avaliable.
> nVidia hasn't been very friendly about releasing specs in the past. I
> wouldn't expect them to change.
Nope. From what I heard that attitude wiill not change.
> On the other hand, they have been supporting XFree86. I suspect the GeForce
> will be supported with XFree86 and commercial X servers. Side question:
> Does anyone know if the XF86 code is still obfuscated?
>
> And while I'm on the topic of nVidia, I'd like to point out that 2.3.x
> kernels now have RIVA fbdev support. I glanced at the code; it's based on
> the X server. There isn't any documentation, though, and it makes my
> monitor go blank when I try it.
Actually it came from the KGIcon drivers not the X server. Garzik ported
it over. Its still in the testing phase. No luck I see with it. I don't
have a nVidia card to tets it with :(