From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 17 16:50:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77720106564A for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:50:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@usermode.org) Received: from mail.meer.net (mail.meer.net [64.13.141.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F7E98FC1D for ; Sun, 17 May 2009 16:50:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david@usermode.org) Received: from w6.meer.net (w6.meer.net [64.13.141.14]) by mail.meer.net (8.13.3/8.13.3/meer) with ESMTP id n4HGcqQD084155; Sun, 17 May 2009 09:38:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from david@usermode.org) Received: (from meersupport@localhost) by w6.meer.net (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id n4HGcqNB015393; Sun, 17 May 2009 09:38:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from david@usermode.org) X-Authentication-Warning: w6.meer.net: meersupport set sender to david@usermode.org using -f Received: from 66.245.217.55 (SquirrelMail authenticated user arandir) by webmail.meer.net with HTTP; Sun, 17 May 2009 09:38:52 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <49214.66.245.217.55.1242578332.squirrel@webmail.meer.net> In-Reply-To: <200905171047.n4HAlaC7013024@mp.cs.niu.edu> References: <200905171047.n4HAlaC7013024@mp.cs.niu.edu> Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 09:38:52 -0700 (PDT) From: "David Johnson" To: "Scott Bennett" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.10a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X questions before installing FreeBSD 7.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: david@usermode.org List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 17 May 2009 16:50:47 -0000 > My questions before getting started later today run like this. > > a) What exactly is supported in the version of X.org distributed with > FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE for this Mobility Radeon 9800 card, given the > chip set(s), the screen capabilities, 256 MB on the card, and > anything else you happen to notice in the excerpts above? You only had excerpts from Xorg.log, but xorg-7.4 with Radeon 9800 (using radeon driver) should have hardware acceleration, OpenGL and compositing. You just need to configure your xorg.conf file correctly. The driver for the r300 chipset should be very stable. > b) What sort of DPMS stuff works and what doesn't? Under 6.9.0, the > xscreenserver-demo can be told to shut the screen off after a > specified period of disuse, and it will do so. Unfortunately, it > doesn't offer any method of turning the screen back on again, so > one has to reboot to get it to work again. Working with a dead > screen pretty much means shutting the system off (i.e., crashing > it) and then powering up again. I haven't seen that at all. I just jiggle the mouse or tab a key, and the screen comes back in about five seconds. > c) What other problems are known to occur with this hardware under > FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE and its pre-installed X.org software? I have a tiny problem with my Radeon X1550, but it only happens with regards to AIGLX and I'm fairly sure it only affects certain r500 chipset cards. David