From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 9 06:11:35 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1116416A479 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 06:11:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rink@rink.nu) Received: from mx0.rink.nu (thunderstone.rink.nu [80.112.228.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A0E443D70 for ; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 06:11:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rink@rink.nu) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx0.rink.nu (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED1F91706F; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 08:11:37 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at rink.nu Received: from mx0.rink.nu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (thunderstone.rink.nu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 81Mi3BWnSGAe; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 08:11:35 +0200 (CEST) Received: by mx0.rink.nu (Postfix, from userid 1678) id 4F54D17047; Fri, 9 Jun 2006 08:11:35 +0200 (CEST) Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 08:11:35 +0200 From: Rink Springer To: "Stephane E. Potvin" Message-ID: <20060609061135.GE34130@rink.nu> References: <20060609020815.GA342@lava.net> <4488DDAF.8080403@videotron.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4488DDAF.8080403@videotron.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: hackers@freebsd.org, Clifton Royston Subject: Re: PCI Express graphics reliability/functionality in 6.1? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:11:35 -0000 --wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > I can't find anything specific about PCI Express in the 6.1 release > > notes. However, I have Googled up some reports of various PCI-E > > graphic cards working badly in Xorg under FreeBSD and other open source > > OSes. In general should PCI Express graphics cards work properly and > > perform reasonably well for Xorg and OpenGL graphics under FreeBSD, if > > I avoid the "touchier" nVidia cards, or do I need to stick with AGP for > > reliability? I have a GeForce 6800GS PCIe x16 card, which has been rock-solid so far (I had to use the Nvidia drivers from ports, the 'nv' driver only gives me a messed up text console...). This is on a dual opteron 2x 846 on a Tyan Thunder K8SE motherboard. --=20 Rink P.W. Springer - http://rink.nu "Richter: Tribute? You steal men's souls, and make them your slaves! Dracula: Perhaps the same could be said of all religions." - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night --wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEiREXb3O60uztv/8RAiZPAJwMX2r3UGV/oD6G4LV7SkPywcsx7wCfa2Fh oc+uHjwg/ceANbd8R4cyPfk= =C8st -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --wRRV7LY7NUeQGEoC--