From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 29 13:24:51 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB28106568B for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:24:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD57A8FC1B for ; Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:24:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (adsl-1-207-120.bna.bellsouth.net [65.1.207.120]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBTDOmkU068365 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:24:49 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" In-Reply-To: <82913.1262078703@tristatelogic.com> References: <82913.1262078703@tristatelogic.com> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: FreeBSD Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:24:43 -0600 Message-Id: <1262093083.2314.18.camel@balrog.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.3 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_PBL, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL, RDNS_DYNAMIC, SPF_SOFTFAIL autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Default configuration for xorg-drivers (WTF?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:24:51 -0000 On Tue, 2009-12-29 at 01:25 -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > Is there something broken about the current openchrome driver? > > Don't an awful lot of people (like me) need SOME sort of a driver for > VIA-based graphics? If so, then why the bleep doesn't the default > config for xorg-drivers provide any such? openchrome was branched from the via driver some time ago and is actually maintained. The via driver is old and crufty and generally should not be used. I finally have hardware of the appropriate vintage to work on the via drm code, so hopefully we will have drm support soon as well. robert. -- Robert Noland FreeBSD