Re: Geforce 2 Go, need some current info

Thanks Joe, I got it working with the patch against the XFree server.  I
don't do any gaming so I can wait til later for the ultimate driver.  I
hate to fix anything that works :)

Sincerely,  Rob.  

Joe Marcus Clarke wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 2002-08-03 at 12:30, rob wrote:
> > Well, I've got my Dell 8200.   I bought it with the Geforce 2 because
> > XFree86 explicititely said that it worked with their 4.2.  But I
> > understand that there are FreeBSD specific issues, ie. it doesn't work.
> > My screen starts up but turns into a psychedelic mixture of colors.
> >
> > I checked back thru the questions, mobile, multimedia, and harware list
> > archives and I came up with two web pages that might have a solution.
> > The first was nvidia.netexplore.org.  They have a patch that works with
> > an Nvidia linux driver that unfortunately is no longer on the Nvidia
> > page.  The second is www.marcuscom.com which has a patch to our nv
> > server port.
> 
> My site is still up, and still offers working patches for the GeForce2
> Go as well as GeForce4 cards.  I'm using those drivers on my 8100, and I
> have 24-bit color at 1600x1200.  Of course, with the native XFree
> drivers, you don't get 3D acceleration.
> 
> >
> > I'm just wondering what the latest info is as all of what I've seen
> > looks pretty old.  I'm going to try the patch agains the server today,
> > though.
> 
> You shouldn't have any problems, but if you do, let me know.
> 
> Joe
> 
> >
> > BTW, this laptop kicks ass!  Kernel builds and port builds go faster
> > than my 1200Mhz DDR main system.  Very nice.
> >
> > Thanks,  Rob
> >
> >
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