From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 14 17:13:57 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B6D216A403 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:13:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout7.cac.washington.edu (mxout7.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.178]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DBB3413C458 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:13:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from hymn01.u.washington.edu (hymn01.u.washington.edu [140.142.8.55]) by mxout7.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l2EHDuxw032478 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:13:56 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hymn01.u.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l2EHDuXU005588 for ; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:13:56 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.55.52.4] by hymn01.u.washington.edu via HTTP; Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:13:56 PDT Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:13:56 -0700 (PDT) From: youshi10@u.washington.edu To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <45F825EC.6030701@math.missouri.edu> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-PMX-Version: 5.3.0.289146, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.0.283055, Antispam-Data: 2007.3.14.95934 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='NO_REAL_NAME 0, __CP_URI_IN_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Subject: Re: Don't buy AMD products (was Re: Xorg and ATI card query.) 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: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:13:57 -0000 On Wed, 14 Mar 2007, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > Scott Long wrote: > >> Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: >> >>> Sean Bryant wrote: >>> >>>> Andrew Reilly wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:17:00 -0800 (PST) >>>>> Doug Ambrisko wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> One thing that is a plus with nv is that X has some support for it, >>>>>> whereas, the newer ati cards have no support :-( I was a fan of ati >>>>>> since it was easier to get support. Now I'm starting to lean >>>>>> towards Nvidia :-( >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone know if there are *any* contemporary graphics cards >>>>> that have 3D acceleration supported by some flavour of >>>>> open-source x.org? Doesn't have to be a super-fast 'leet gamer >>>>> system to be better than a non-accelerated frame buffer. >>>>> >>>>> Matrox used to have a reputation for goodness (I used to have a >>>>> G400 or the like), but it's been a long time... >>>>> >>>>> (I'm currently using a lowish-end NVidia card under the x.org nv >>>>> driver, but it has issues (of which no 3D accel is but one...) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Try the 'vesa' xorg driver. It may not be fancy or all that accelerated >>>> but it works quite well. I have an nvidia card and cannot get it to work >>>> for the life of me. the drive attached, but nothing happens after that. >>>> It might be the fact that I have a PCI express card. But the vesa driver >>>> is working just fine for me. >>> >>> >>> >>> I had a PCI-X nvidia card >> >> >> PCI-X? Or PCI Express? PCI-X is not the same thing. >> > > It isn't? I guess this shows my ignorance! Well, I think it is the PCI > express - the one that is supposed to be super fast, and replace AGP. > > Stephen Yes, there's a difference. Please read: . -Garrett