From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261278AbVCYCkm (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:40:42 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261321AbVCYCkm (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:40:42 -0500 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:13969 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261278AbVCYCki (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:40:38 -0500 Subject: Re: How's the nforce4 support in Linux? From: Lee Revell To: Robert Hancock Cc: linux-kernel In-Reply-To: <4243743D.8070404@shaw.ca> References: <3LwFC-4Ko-15@gated-at.bofh.it> <4243743D.8070404@shaw.ca> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 21:40:34 -0500 Message-Id: <1111718434.9303.4.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 20:15 -0600, Robert Hancock wrote: > There is no need to use any binary drivers on the nForce4 - the only > ones even available are for the network and audio. The network works > fine with the forcedeth driver included in the kernel - I don't know > about the audio, I'm not using the onboard sound. Your statement is self contradictory. How can you say there's no need to use binary drivers if you don't know anything about the audio support? Many users consider sound a critical feature. As a matter of fact there are a few quirks with the audio on Nvidia chipsets, due to (surprise) lack of documentation. Lee