Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2016 21:47:34 +0200 From: Gerd Hafenbrack <hafenbrack@arcor.de> To: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Any chance for ATI Radeon 8470 HD graphics ? Message-ID: <cac1683b-49e7-75fe-6e57-5c601160cdac@arcor.de> In-Reply-To: <VI1PR02MB097446935B86D0E0A2DEE429F6100@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> References: <mailman.57.1471089601.58418.freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> <VI1PR02MB097446935B86D0E0A2DEE429F6100@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) --hpgIjQGDKhEPaWOHm3gXTWkwfavrCnsL8 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="PrLEqr8CNmCpArbajP5hkPMDBtp9rCas8" From: Gerd Hafenbrack <hafenbrack@arcor.de> To: "freebsd-x11@freebsd.org" <freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> Message-ID: <cac1683b-49e7-75fe-6e57-5c601160cdac@arcor.de> Subject: Re: Any chance for ATI Radeon 8470 HD graphics ? References: <mailman.57.1471089601.58418.freebsd-x11@freebsd.org> <VI1PR02MB097446935B86D0E0A2DEE429F6100@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <VI1PR02MB097446935B86D0E0A2DEE429F6100@VI1PR02MB0974.eurprd02.prod.outlook.com> --PrLEqr8CNmCpArbajP5hkPMDBtp9rCas8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2016-08-13 21:04, Manish Jain wrote: > ... there is no way to determine in advance=20 > whether certain hardware will work on not. It should not be difficult t= o=20 > put up a web page which lists hardware compatibility ratings for the=20 > most popular hardware available online. Since things like CPU, disk=20 > drives, memory modules, monitor, keyboard and mouse always work, as a=20 > desktop user, I only need hardware compatibility scores for graphics=20 > adapter, sound card, ethernet adapter, printer/scanner. If I could=20 > easily see which currently available adapter/card/printer is supported,= =20 > it makes life easier for everyone - for me buying the hardware, for=20 > FreeBSD users looking to support the OS and the hardware it runs on. At leasr for graphics such a web page which lists hardware compatibility exists: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#Video_cards > This also becomes a strong incentive to hardware manufacturers to ensur= e=20 > that their hardware works on FreeBSD; ... Nearly all hardware manufacturers don't give a tinker's damn about FreeBS= D. > ... Richland graphics don't work. ... Richland has Northern Islands and Northern Islands should work. > ... there is not even a single nvidia > card ... which I can see mentioned as supported > on the FreeBSD Graphics web page. The only cards listed there are ages = > old and possibly very expensive cards. Not even a single card with the = > current bunch of 210/610/710/730 chipsets is referred on that page.=20 This page is for open source drivers. nvidia cards are supported by the proprietary driver from nvidia: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/105346 --PrLEqr8CNmCpArbajP5hkPMDBtp9rCas8-- --hpgIjQGDKhEPaWOHm3gXTWkwfavrCnsL8 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJXr3lnAAoJELNjiXN8nEeNez4P/iG+N/BptPzWMLC9ni49lG9A Pb/n3/uyMkMYAPsxyTZCvFd/7XpUA57YpgAIWeRt7Uqsvj8VK6Vk1Yi2U/wz9xyR Wm3/Aj9FPMUsjPt4mkK585gBeT80CSmxKHYNf2HmcsZ6RqV0ET68EyGjPhY4MDZg bafe7Vbv1KpSwpV7zo9s6bhs+Dg6W/TzfxRUO+TDv7ZMaAAOYJ/ghvICidzdBWsP XrGVv1i2WMFEoOdsejjyEWUuMK7leLQtDxgjsE1Qg6IgEIXZG5jq91ibY7wI7xDG /2IK33LfzhgDITxSvpRoRUodCq7ipWTTHUIS7bmuM578r7J7Y8GtPoF9uElWh2Q0 xO43qx8aZX4pnLSsBPgAojPo0n51OIfa9/lMCx99odqvXwSjHSLry3Sv7g3ErmZx IVRuR1BIfT3ObNJDAAa3T6AOiduBxkhJXaCqnMWrwvB0QnfJeTm9mUyU2CwLORgA SaFSNvTt3s8nwlmz0kXq6Y7FVqIJBrMuS7ng+L3m3aklysdz8F2e42NIp9uBufYC YxBGN3pJSMbNYuLHL8wuQMIXNstlha0TjWYIpzydN0muVfYItSSgCJIwwEo2433e aFLxSpA4MTHZ8TJzrVLsIaMNw/hrwFPK4A6WnjTBDuQCIU+quUdAe0l8d7vKHCVm t/uffIJY+iAQ0d/upOJQ =Vjbx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --hpgIjQGDKhEPaWOHm3gXTWkwfavrCnsL8--
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