From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 20 01:35:09 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67DF11065674 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:35:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2996E8FC13 for ; Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:35:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8K1Z7cB010850; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:35:07 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id m8K1Z7HE010847; Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:35:07 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:35:07 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block To: Peter Schuller In-Reply-To: <20080919192956.GA89204@hyperion.scode.org> Message-ID: References: <20080919192956.GA89204@hyperion.scode.org> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 19 Sep 2008 19:35:08 -0600 (MDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xorg gfx card: amd64+xvideo+decent 2d performance X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:35:09 -0000 On Fri, 19 Sep 2008, Peter Schuller wrote: > I've been trying to find anything that fits the bill. My only > requirements are: > > * That it works with amd64 (on FreeBSD, obviously). > * That it supports Xvideo. > * That it has decent 2D performance. > * That it works with wide screen resolutions (so I guess basically > modern hardware + modern driver). > > Unfortunately, the 'nv' driver has significant performance issues so > nVidia cards are out. I love what ATI is doing with the radeonhd > driver, but no Xvideo yet. At present, it looks like at least some R5xx chipsets are supported by both radeon and radeonhd. One of those might be a good compromise. Or you could stick to the earlier chipsets that are only in radeon (R3xx/R4xx). I don't know how current this chart is: http://www.x.org/wiki/RadeonFeature > I know Matrox used to be a good bet, but apparantly modern cards > require binary blobs. The latest experimental Matrox drivers no longer need a blob. However, Matrox seems to have wandered away from the general-purpose video card market. AGP and PCI cards are available used, PCI-X versions harder to find and more expensive, and driver updates are much less likely than a more mainstream card. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA