Hilary,
Here is all that I know on the subject:
http://linuxtoday.com/stories/8796.html
NVidia Releases Open Source OS-Neutral Driver Suite for RIVA Chips
Aug 16, 1999, 05:05 UTC (2 Talkbacks)
[ Linux Today reader ewhac writes: ]
Several weeks ago, the linux-nvidia list (formerly the Riva Enlightenment
Project)
reported that NVidia released a binary-only OS-neutral driver core for their
chips.
Well, NVidia has released an update, and this time they're serving up
source! (Note:
This is not the same as the XFree86 source re
NVIDIA has opened up an area on their Web site, where is contained an
OS-neutral
driver core. The suite is intended for developers to write their own drivers
and 3D
accelerators for the RIVA 128, TNT, and TNT2 chips on the platform of their
choice.
Materials available so far include an implementa
Also included in the distribution are OS interface documentation, rendering
primitive
documentation, and source code to example programs, test programs, and
sample
driver implementations for Linux and Windows-NT.
My reading of the docs suggests that the NVIDIA API supports impressive
levels of
concurrency at a hardware level through multiple independent contexts and an
object-oriented-like interface. It looks like there's enough information
here to make
high-performance 3D-in-a-window comparatively easy t
Avery J. Regier
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hilary Cheng [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, August 19, 1999 3:11 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [JOS-Kernel] Adventures with the tool chain
>
> Hi,
>
> >
> >I also learned yesterday that the maker of one of my video cards (NVIDIA)
> >has released OS-independent source code for the driver with loads of
> >documentation. There is a good chance of my being able to massage that
> into
> >a driver for JJOS. I will need GRUB first, because that video card is on
> my
> >host machine, not the slave.
> >
> >I'm looking forward to actually seeing this thing run and be able to
> >contribute!
> >
>
> I would like to read the document of NVIDIA. Where can I get it ? :o
> Since I am developing a Generic Graphics Adaptor Driver.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hilary
>
>
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