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From: "Andrew L. Gould" <algould@datawok.com>
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Subject: Re: Commercial graphics drivers for 5.x ??
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On Wednesday 07 January 2004 09:07 pm, Nick Tonkin wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I have a dim recollection (and a CD) of using commercially produced X
> drivers (by XI Graphics) in FreeBSD 2.x and maybe 3.x
>
> I called XIG and they do not offer drivers for 5.x.
>
> I am dissatisfied with the graphics performance I am getting with a brand
> new ViewSonic UltraBrite A90f+ and a GeForce II card with 128Mb RAM ...
> there is fuzziness and also visible 'trembling' in the corners.
>
> Is there a commercial X driver for FBSD 5.x ?
>
> Or, is the problem with KDE or something else? Anyone have similar
> experience?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - nick

Are you tried the XFree86 "nv" driver or nVidia's FreeBSD driver for the 
GeForce2 card?

http://www.xfree86.org/current/Status23.html#23
http://www.nvidia.com/object/freebsd_1.0-4365.html

Best of luck,

Andrew Gould