Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:16:10 +0800 (PHT) From: noelt@pworld.net.ph To: joe@freyr.cba.ualr.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Videocard query Message-ID: <200010181316.VAA13788@prinsipe.pworld.net.ph>
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Hi! Check out s3 video cards, they do not have any problems with X. noelt. You wrote: > From: "Joseph E. Royce" <joe@freyr.cba.ualr.edu> > To: Doug Young <dougy@bryden.apana.org.au> > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:05:07 -0500 > Subject: Re: Videocard query > > > On Wed, Oct 18, 2000 at 10:23:39PM +1000, Doug Young wrote: > > I'd appreciate comments from X users as to what videocards work > >well with XF86Config. I run a > > heap of CLI gateway / webserver / mailserver boxes, but occasionally > > have a use for GUI stuff as well. > > > > What I'm looking for are reasonably priced (ie not those horribly > > overpriced Matrox things) PCI or > > AGP videocards that allow something like 16 bit 800x600 resolution > > or better & which are straightforward > > to configure. I know to avoid rubbish like SiS which rarely work > > well even in Windows but I have no idea > > exactly what fairly basic cards do give good results. > > > > > > > > > The ATI cards based on the Rage Pro chip work fairly well. They have > been supported by XFree86 for a while now too. > HTH > -Joe > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > _________________________________________________ This webmail service is courtesy of PhilWorld Online To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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