NVidia is generally touted for their linux support (in the sense that they support it), however, it's been five months since a driver update was released (4496s from July 23rd, 2003), and those of us using the 2.6 kernel have to use a third-party patch to the drivers in order to get them working with 2.6. I tried a number of the test kernels, and it surprises me that here we are, with the 2.6 kernel officially released, and no new driver for it. Not everyone is going to be comfortable patching their drivers, and distros will start shipping with 2.6 stock very soon, so I'm wondering why the silence from NVidia on the driver front. Have they given up? Are they ignoring it and concentrating their efforts on the bulk of their market share?
ATI, the one doing the catching up also seems to have old renditions of drivers (October 8), but not as old. Not having an ATI card, and never having needed to download the drivers, I am unsure of whether they function on the 2.6 kernel. If someone could provide an answer that would be appreciated, as I am looking at upgrading my GF3 Ti200 to either an FX5900 or a 9700Pro. My initial guess would be no, but that is merely hearsay from someone not in a position to know.
ATI, the one doing the catching up also seems to have old renditions of drivers (October 8), but not as old. Not having an ATI card, and never having needed to download the drivers, I am unsure of whether they function on the 2.6 kernel. If someone could provide an answer that would be appreciated, as I am looking at upgrading my GF3 Ti200 to either an FX5900 or a 9700Pro. My initial guess would be no, but that is merely hearsay from someone not in a position to know.
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