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The hurdle Noveau is facing is that some things, like reclocking, need firmware loaded onto the card. The firmware is not in non-volatile memory on the hardware
by vetinari 6y ago
The hurdle Noveau is facing is that some things, like reclocking, need firmware loaded onto the card. The firmware is not in non-volatile memory on the hardware, but a file shipped with drivers, the one shipped with proprietary drivers is not redistributable and if you wanted to make your own, it needs to be signed by Nvidia anyway.
That's pretty much game over for Noveau, and it is not due to difficulties in figuring out registers and NV ISA.
- izacus 6y agoThe reclocking never really worked well on chips that were older than this signing requirement either. But that's a bit besides the point :)
- colonwqbang 6y agoWhy would you make your FW blobs be non-redistributable? An FW blob has only the purpose of running your hardware for your customers. I can understand preventing FW patching, maybe. But redistributing the manufacturer's genuine FW, why not?