From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 14 15:05:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4630106567E for ; Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:42 +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 9A91C8FC15; Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.1.4] (adsl-19-244-249.bna.bellsouth.net [68.19.244.249]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4EERwYX040196 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 14 May 2009 10:27:58 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: jgrosch@mooseriver.com In-Reply-To: <20090514030634.GA1252@mooseriver.com> References: <20090514030634.GA1252@mooseriver.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg="pgp-sha1"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-DBW8PWtHz1V+SdiKO4EL" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 09:27:28 -0500 Message-Id: <1242311248.1755.59.camel@balrog.2hip.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.1.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: question@freebsd.org, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: In search of a video card X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 15:05:43 -0000 --=-DBW8PWtHz1V+SdiKO4EL Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2009-05-13 at 20:06 -0700, Josef Grosch wrote: > I'm in search for a decent video card. I currently have an Nvidia GeForce > 8400 GS. It worked pretty well i386 FreeBSD 6.2. I have upgraded my home > machine and I am running amd64 FreeBSD 7.2 and it just refuses to go into > X. It just hangs. I've been poking around and, based on what I read, some > FreeBSD developers and Nvidia have gotten into a finger pointing contest = as > to what is the problem. Its all very nice but doesn't help me much. >=20 > So, can any one recommend a good video card? What I'm looking for is >=20 > * Works with amd64 FreeBSD 7.2 > * DVI=20 > * PCI-E x16 > * 512 MB or more > * Not going to cost an arm and a leg >=20 radeon robert. >=20 > Thanks >=20 > Josef --=20 Robert Noland FreeBSD --=-DBW8PWtHz1V+SdiKO4EL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAkoMKlAACgkQM4TrQ4qfROMqewCaA2X64rKm1Q9jraXWPTP5h1R2 tDEAniR+szBhD6LV5+otG9g5XM8K4iHF =N+W+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-DBW8PWtHz1V+SdiKO4EL--