From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 28 14:27:24 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0A3437B401 for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:27:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postal2.es.net (postal2.es.net [198.128.3.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCE8A44048 for ; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:27:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal2.es.net (Postal Node 2) with ESMTP (SSL) id MUA74016; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:27:21 -0700 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 6B0295D08; Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:27:21 -0700 (PDT) To: Andy Sparrow In-Reply-To: Message from Andy Sparrow <20030628161345.629751E0@CRWdog.demon.co.uk> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:27:21 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20030628212721.6B0295D08@ptavv.es.net> cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3D graphic cards X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 21:27:24 -0000 > Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 09:13:45 -0700 > From: Andy Sparrow > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > --==_Exmh_-1760729268P > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > > You might want to try the Gatos drivers from http://gatos.sourceforge.net/ . > > > With this driver, I got the ATi chipset in my laptop working with Xv support. > > > > I've just visited the page. Looks promising, indeed, but I'm a bit puzzled. One binary release for FreeBSD _and_ Linux? > > Yes, and most other Intel x86-based OS's. The X server contains support > for on-demand, OS- and even binary-format independent module loading. > > See: > > http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/4.3.0/DESIGN17.html#65 > > The GATOS binary drivers (originally compiled for Linux) have been > working for me on my ATI-based laptop for a long time (multiple > versions, natch), never a problem. I'm told they compile fine, but I've > never bothered. I thought most of the GATOS stuff had been merged into 4.3. At least I have had no problems with Xv on my Radeon 7000 with XFree86 4.3.0 and I seem to recall that support was claimed for all Radeons except, perhaps the 9500. Before the 4.3.0 release, I ran the radeon and ati drivers built from CVS on a Linux system. (At least until the API changed.) XFree86 drivers for x86 processors should be OS independent. This was some really cool work by the XFree86 folks. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634