Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 07:19:21 -0700 From: "Brian W." <brian@brianwhalen.net> To: Erik Lauritsen <eriklauritsen@yandex.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Poor support for graphic cards Message-ID: <CADV=szUdeAQRvW-4M%2B6i6fnF-0X5XN=wWFvJw1ecO_5eCqsdfg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <413321442326231@web2g.yandex.ru> References: <413321442326231@web2g.yandex.ru>
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Perhaps because they are so non interested in gui support that it isn't offered in an install; you have ton do it manually by yourself, or use pcbsd. Brian On Sep 15, 2015 7:10 AM, "Erik Lauritsen" <eriklauritsen@yandex.com> wrote: > Hi > > Why does FreeBSD has such poor support for graphic cards? > > I would never consider using a Nvidia card with a closed source driver so > I need something other than Nvidia. I have looked at the wiki for supported > cards and the list is very small. > > Is that because people are simple recommended using Nvidia cards with > their closed binary driver so it is not considered "that important", or is > it because of a lack of developers or something else? > > It makes it almost impossible to run FreeBSD on a desktop with video > watching capabilities. > > Kind regards > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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