From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Sep 5 13:53:40 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from tomts6-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts6.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7ADD037B405 for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 13:53:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from TMA-1.brad-x.com ([64.228.82.177]) by tomts6-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.4.01.03.16 201-229-121-116-20010115) with ESMTP id <20010905205327.UDVO3759.tomts6-srv.bellnexxia.net@TMA-1.brad-x.com> for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:53:27 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost.brad-x.com [127.0.0.1]) by TMA-1.brad-x.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A56797B0C4 for ; Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:53:37 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 16:53:37 -0400 (EDT) From: Brad Laue To: Subject: Re: Inspiron 8100 video issue Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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