Re: 5.3 + nvidia GeForce 6600 GT + amd64

From: Alastair G. Hogge (agh_at_tpg.com.au)
Date: 02/28/05

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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 22:15:52 +1100

    On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:58, Ward Willats wrote:
    > Hello Everyone.
    Hello,

    > I just bought me a spiffy new amd64 box with an nvidia GeForce 6600
    > card. I am running Freebsd 5.3/amd64 and xorg.
    >
    > Though I love the games, my most important need for this machine is
    > to do software development -- so I don't need the 3D stuff at all
    > right now.
    >
    > I tried the OSS nvidia driver -- it didn't detect the screen.
    >
    > The "nvidia-driver" port does not work on amd64 (I think I remember
    > it complaining...)
    >
    > The nvidia site has 64 bit binaries for Linux, but if there is a
    > magic way to "wrap" them for use in FreeBSD I don't know what it is.
    I can't help you. But, maybe you add a "me too" and list your hardware to this
    NVIDIA AMD64 on FreeBSD thread?:
    http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=41545

    -Al
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