Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:53:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Brad Laue <brad@brad-x.com> To: <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Inspiron 8100 video issue Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0109051652560.23838-100000@TMA-1.brad-x.com>
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On Tue, 4 Sep 2001, Brian T.Schellenberger wrote: > Hmmm . . yes . . . that's why I picked the RAGE chip rather than the nvidia > chip when I ordered my i8000. (I order two entire months ago, before the > 8100 was out . . . I don't know if this was an option with the 8100.) > The Rage card is significantly less powerful than the GeForce2Go, I decided to maximize performance at the cost of compatibility with FreeBSD, which I make use of mainly on a console basis at any rate. > This patch is the for the Mach64 X driver; that is, the ATI RAGE Mobility Pro > chipset, not the nvidia chip set. > The patch was for /usr/src/sys/i386/isa/vesa.c, clearly a part of BSD's kernel - as long as BSD is able to allow 1400x1050 as a valid mode, the XFree86 vesa driver will act accordingly. > If the RAGE is available; maybe you could still get it swapped out? > The nVidia has higher power requirements - i8100's shipped with GeForce2Go cards have subtly different power systems than those with Rage cards. > Anyway, this should be a warning to people who have not bought their > computers yet to avoid nvidia. > I'm rather satisfied with my purchase - the performance of which is exceptional in 2D terms even in X under FreeBSD. Brad To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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