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GPL'ed Drivers For NVIDIA nForce Ethernet Devices

Posted by timothy on from the makes-sff-even-more-attractive dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Manfred Spraul has released a GPLed driver for the ethernet device found in motherboards based on the Nvidia Nforce/Nforce2/Nforce3 chipsets. Drivers provided by Nvidia on the other hand, are closed. Andrew Morton has integrated this driver in the 2.6.9-mm2 release of his mm tree. And if you are using a 2.4x kernel, you may want to check out this post."

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  1. 2.6.9? by jamessan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, I didn't know the kernel left -test status and increased 9 versions since yesterday. Andrew Morton must be on top of things to get a -mm patch out that quick, too.

    Good job editors. ;)

  2. Re:Thats nice! by schapman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    yes... im picking up an nForce2 board shortly, and its nice to know that when i install linux, I'll have an option. I have found in the past that certain manufacturers make crappy drivers (Creative + SBlive platinum + winxp) and its nice to see that the people out there w/ the skills are willing to contribute. Also, a pro-open source and pro-linux site like slashdot is a great place for these people to be recognized for their work.

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    Wouldnt you like to be a pepper too?
  3. And now, a chart. by ActiveSX · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much I care on the Y, title index on the X.
    ____
    / |
    / |
    1.0| / |
    | / |
    0.5| / |
    | _________________/ |
    0.0|/_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _|_ _
    GPL'ed Drivers for NVIDIA nForce...

    Way to get my hopes up, Slashdot. I guess my kernel will continue to be tainted.