Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 18:33:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Kim Culhan <fbsd@kim.net> To: nturki@adelphia.net Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Fast cheap video for X 4.0.1 on FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10009101800310.77292-100000@w8hd.w8hd.org>
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Greetings-
Recently I needed decent X performance on a machine running 5.0-current
and the video card in it was unsupported (a Number Nine SR9.)
The only store nearby is Best Buy (no Fry's or anything close here..)
You might want to check out the readily obtainable 3dfx 'Voodoo 3
3000AGP.'
This is an AGP card which is probably in about the same price range
as a Diamond Viper II ($100 w/ rebate at Best Buy) and appears to have
excellent performance for the price and good support, details below:
XFree86 Version 4.0.1 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
Release Date: 1 July 2000
[stuff deleted]
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libpcidata.a
(II) Module pcidata: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(II) Module scanpci: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Unloading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libscanpci.a
(--) PCI:*(1:0:0) 3Dfx Interactive Voodoo3 rev 1, Mem @ 0xfc000000/25,
0xf8000000/25, I/O @ 0x7800/8
[more stuff deleted]
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/tdfx_drv.o
(II) Module tdfx: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input/mouse_drv.o
(II) Module mouse: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) TDFX: Driver for 3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3 chipsets: 3dfx Banshee,
3dfx Voodoo3, 3dfx Voodoo5
(--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
(--) Chipset 3dfx Voodoo3 found
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libvgahw.a
(II) Module vgahw: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 0.1.0
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/libint10.a
(II) Module int10: vendor="The XFree86 Project"
compiled for 4.0.1, module version = 1.0.0
(II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board (through the int10 interface).
(==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x20000) was already clear
(==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xf0000,0x10000)
(II) TDFX(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) TDFX(0): Softbooting the board succeeded.
(**) TDFX(0): Depth 24, (--) framebuffer bpp 32
(==) TDFX(0): RGB weight 888
(==) TDFX(0): Default visual is TrueColor
(--) TDFX(0): Chipset: "3dfx Voodoo3"
(--) TDFX(0): Linear framebuffer at 0xF8000000
(--) TDFX(0): MMIO registers at addr 0x82C4858
(--) TDFX(0): PIO registers at addr 0x7800
(**) TDFX(0): VideoRAM: 16384 kByte Mapping 32768 kByte
(==) TDFX(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0)
(II) TDFX(0): kims_Hitachi: Using hsync range of 31.00- 94.00 kHz
(II) TDFX(0): kims_Hitachi: Using vrefresh range of 50.00-160.00 Hz
(II) TDFX(0): Clock range: 12.00 to 350.00 MHz
(WW) TDFX(0): Mode "1024x768" deleted (bad mode
clock/interlace/doublescan)
(WW) TDFX(0): Mode "1600x1200" deleted (hsync out of range)
(WW) TDFX(0): Mode "1792x1344" deleted (hsync out of range)
(WW) TDFX(0): Mode "1856x1392" deleted (hsync out of range)
(WW) TDFX(0): Mode "1920x1440" deleted (hsync out of range)
(--) TDFX(0): Virtual size is 1280x1024 (pitch 1280)
(**) TDFX(0): Default mode "1280x1024": 157.5 MHz, 91.1 kHz, 85.0 Hz
(==) TDFX(0): DPI set to (75, 75)
[more deleted, only a little more follows ..honest :) ]
(II) TDFX(0): initializing int10
(==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x20000) was already clear
(II) TDFX(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000
(II) TDFX(0): VESA Bios detected
(II) TDFX(0): VESA VBE DDC supported
(--) Depth 24 pixmap format is 32 bpp
(==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xfc000000,0x2000000) was already
clear
(==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xf8000000,0x2000000)
(==) TDFX(0): Write-combining range (0xa0000,0x10000) was already clear
(II) TDFX(0): Textures Memory 0.12 MB
(II) TDFX(0): Using XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA)
Screen to screen bit blits
Solid filled rectangles
8x8 mono pattern filled rectangles
Indirect CPU to Screen color expansion
Solid Lines
Dashed Lines
Offscreen Pixmaps
Driver provided NonTEGlyphRenderer replacement
Setting up tile and stipple cache:
10 128x128 slots
(==) TDFX(0): Backing store disabled
(==) TDFX(0): Silken mouse enabled
(II) TDFX(0): direct rendering disabled
(**) Mouse1: Protocol: "Auto"
(**) Mouse1: Core Pointer
(==) Mouse1: Buttons: 3
(**) Mouse1: Emulate3Buttons, Emulate3Timeout: 50
(II) Keyboard "Keyboard1" handled by legacy driver
(II) XINPUT: Adding extended input device "Mouse1" (type: MOUSE)
No problems with the mouse ..hope this helps.
regards
kim
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kim culhan w8hd
detroit
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