> > 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 :(

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