nvidia - 64-bit: AROS FORUMS

nvidia - 64-bit

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deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

Hi All,

I started restoring nvidia driver (nouveau.hidd). This is still the same driver as latest released for 32-bits.

Below is the first build:

https://build.axrt.org/download/builds/Experimental/exp-usb3-pc-x86_64-20260507-063759.tar.gz

Notes:
- changing resolution in Prefs/ScreenMode sometimes hangs system. Be sure to use SAVE and after reboot the new resolution will be used.
- 3D is DISABLED in this build. ONLY 2D functions are active.

Driver has been tested (2D only) with following cards:

- GeForce 8400 GS Rev. 2
- GeForce 9500 GT
- GeForce 8500 GT
- GeForce GT 220

If you have compatible hardware, please test and report if it works - along with you cards chipset.

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Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

i try it works i have 210 GT card

Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

I have a laptop that with the 32-bit build the drivers work, with this one they don't, I have an NVIDIA 7300 GO card

deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

Amiwell79 wrote:

@Amiwell79 - I have a laptop that with the 32-bit build the drivers work, with this one they don't, I have an NVIDIA 7300 GO card

What do you mean? Do you end up with VESA 1024x768 screen instead of native resolutions in Prefs/ScreenMode?

Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

Vesa Deadwood

deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

Ok, got it.

FYI: I set the cut-off level for my work to 8**** family. Everything older then that might still work, but if it doesn't - I won't be spending time to debug and fix. This means that for 64-bit only PCIe cards will be officially supported (7**** is the last family that had AGP variants).

Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

ok I understand I don't intend to use that laptop anyway thanks

deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

Hi All,

An update from me on the topic of 3D:

In order to support 3D, I need to update the "core" 2D driver. This driver currently is based of ~2010 source codes and needs to be updated ~2020 source codes.

This is good and bad news.

Bad - because the "core" driver completly changed in those 10 years and it's not an update but a complete new port. However I'm positive that today, with AI-assisted coding, the new port will take less time that the one I did in 2010

Good - because this will bring support for much newer cards (up to around end of 2017 so GTX 9xx series!!!), to AROS.

I'll keep you posted on the progress.

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matteoJunior Member

Posted 1 month ago

Metaneutrons has imported in aros mesa26.

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deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

#10

FYI: To complete the migration I'm freezing Mesa version to current on (20.x). This stops from having too many moving parts.

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Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

#11

Great news GTX series is good thanks

x-visionJunior Member

Posted 1 month ago

#12

deadwood wrote:

@deadwood - Hi All,

An update from me on the topic of 3D:

In order to support 3D, I need to update the "core" 2D driver. This driver currently is based of ~2010 source codes and needs to be updated ~2020 source codes.

This is good and bad news.

Bad - because the "core" driver completly changed in those 10 years and it's not an update but a complete new port. However I'm positive that today, with AI-assisted coding, the new port will take less time that the one I did in 2010

Good - because this will bring support for much newer cards (up to around end of 2017 so GTX 9xx series!!!), to AROS.

I'll keep you posted on the progress.

If the core driver keeps changing... why not update it to current gen, instead of keeping it always 10 years behind?

terminillsMember

Posted 1 month ago

#13

[quote name=x-vision post=12047]@x-vision -

deadwood wrote:

@deadwood - Hi All,

An update from me on the topic of 3D:

In order to support 3D, I need to update the "core" 2D driver. This driver currently is based of ~2010 source codes and needs to be updated ~2020 source codes.

This is good and bad news.

Bad - because the "core" driver completly changed in those 10 years and it's not an update but a complete new port. However I'm positive that today, with AI-assisted coding, the new port will take less time that the one I did in 2010

Good - because this will bring support for much newer cards (up to around end of 2017 so GTX 9xx series!!!), to AROS.

I'll keep you posted on the progress.

If the core driver keeps changing... why not update it to current gen, instead of keeping it always 10 years behind?[/quote]

Because current generation is an entirely different animal. it's not just DRM. It's DRM, Firmware loading , Compute Rings , Timing etc ... and that's just to get 2D.

deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

#14

[quote name=x-vision post=12047]@x-vision
If the core driver keeps changing... why not update it to current gen, instead of keeping it always 10 years behind?[/quote]

I'm aiming to get the driver updated "relativelly quickly" so I can move on other migration topics and finally close the migration to 64-bit. As terminills noted, newer driver comes with more dependencies which means more time and effort. Once migration is done, then there will be space to re-visit this topic.

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Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

#15

thank you deadwood

DeremonMember

Posted 1 month ago

#16

Having mesa & 3D working even on a “non-bleeding edge” hardware open a lot of possibilities for AROS 64bit thank you Deadwood
And of course thanks terminills for experimenting with bleeding-edge mesa

Edited by Deremon on 15-05-2026 14:36, 1 month ago

laiosxMember

Posted 1 month ago

#17

May I ask if the current phase of drivers support the GT710 ?

Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

#18

We need to wait for Deadwood's work, I think the new Mesa will also bring support to this card.

deadwoodAROS Dev

Posted 1 month ago

#19

laiosx wrote:

@laiosx - May I ask if the current phase of drivers support the GT710 ?

"Current" you mean the drivers available currently for 32-bit and 64-bit? No they end up support around GT210.

Amiwell79Distro Maintainer

Posted 1 month ago

#20

Nvidia cards are supported up to fermi and fermi II architecture

Tiny Aros OS
https://tinyarosd...lazio.com/

Edited by Amiwell79 on 16-05-2026 14:52, 1 month ago

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