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Nvidia Video Driver Support  
Since QNX has gone opensource has there been any video drivers available for Nvidia?

I'm running a FX5200, and all I've seen in the past was Vesatweak:

http://www.openqnx.com/downloads/projects/vesatweek/

THANKS
RE: Nvidia Video Driver Support  
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sa Ri [mailto:aloha@operamail.com] 
> Sent: October 30, 2007 11:45 PM
> To: general-community
> Subject: Nvidia Video Driver Support
> 
> Since QNX has gone opensource has there been any video 
> drivers available for Nvidia?

Before one of our lawyers catch you ... we have started 
publishing our source.

> I'm running a FX5200, and all I've seen in the past was Vesatweak:
> 
> http://www.openqnx.com/downloads/projects/vesatweek/

The source for the graphics drivers and frameworks has not
yet been published, although the product previously known
as the Advanced Graphics DDK should be included in the new
base Momentics 6.3.2 download (the docs are there, I haven't 
checked for other content)
 
I'll let one of the graphics guys comment on how hard/easy
it may be to get an NVidia _specific_ driver going. 

Thanks,
 Thomas
Re: RE: Nvidia Video Driver Support  
Yes, Momentics 6.3.2 includes the docs for the Graphics DDK, but not the kit itself; you still need to download it 
separately.
Re: RE: Nvidia Video Driver Support  
Well I'm hoping with the code going open that there may be a way to get more Nvidia support now, or I hope Nvidia will 
see something here with QNX and make drivers for it.

I don't think Nvidia has ever supported a RTOS before have they?

THANKS
Re: RE: Nvidia Video Driver Support  
I hope that QNX, or the community sees that Neutrino is important, and having greater video support is equally as 
important to its success.

I think about it in these terms. You fire up a GUI desktop, you are going to SEE it, USE it, and want it to PERFORM well
, that is going to depend on the quality of video support, and right now that support seems to be lacking pretty bad.

I hope people will see this as you can't put the cart before the horse as the expression goes, and people will 
understand the growth and popularity of Neutrino will depend on how well it gets video support.

Personally I see the focal point of Neutrino right now as getting good video support going so that a bigger community 
base will come in and start using Neutrino, and it's popularity and growth will take off.

If anything this will bring in more hobbyists, and more awareness, and sooner or later it will help, and become a good 
thing, spurring on more growth and development later.

People might start out as hobbyists, but then there is no telling where they might end up, and it's an important area to
 consider, and greater video development needs to happen to bring a bigger user base to QNX.