Re: [FC1], 2.6.8-rc2 kernel, new motherboard problems

From: Chris Wedgwood
Date: Sat Jul 24 2004 - 01:13:34 EST


On Sat, Jul 24, 2004 at 02:06:47AM -0400, Lee Revell wrote:

> I am not talking about them releasing driver code, I am just talking
> about datasheets so we can write our own driver, something that
> tells you which bits to write to which registers to get it to do
> $FOO.

nv traditionally are very poor in this respect

> Their net cost: $0.

they claimed that it would give competitors too much insight to their
hardware (obviously true since nobody else makes 3D-hardware or
network controllers)


--cw
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