Almost every nVidia cards work with direct PCI memory access, and this method is compatible with the nVidia proprietary drivers.
To use it, you have nothing special to do, everything is done by DDCcontrol.
Most nVidia cards, starting with TNT, but excluding the most recent GeForce FX series, work with /dev/i2c-* devices. To use them, you must load the rivafb module by typing, as root:
# modprobe rivafb
The kernel configuration options needed to enable nVidia framebuffer and I2C support are:
The rivafb kernel module is not compatible with the binary nVidia X drivers, which are the only drivers for nVidia cards to provide 3D acceleration.
This is why we recommend that you use direct PCI memory access with nVidia cards.
Most of these nVidia cards have been reported to work, but others models should also work. If yours is not listed, please send a message to one of the DDCcontrol mailing lists (see Appendix A, Report problems and successes).
Name | Works | |
---|---|---|
dev | PCI | |
GeForce Ti 200 | Yes | Yes |
GeForce FX 5600 | No | Yes |
GeForce FX 5700 | No | Yes |
GeForce FX 5700 LE | ??? | Yes |
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra | ??? | Yes |
GeForce 6200 TC | ??? | Yes |
GeForce 6800 GT | ??? | Yes |
nForce 2 IGP | No | No |