Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 18:36:45 -0500 From: "Joe Gwozdecki" <maindesk@ethanclark.com> To: "Joe Manning" <jmanning@mtco.net>, <questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Message-ID: <005401c1f48d$b8867470$a2e690d1@station1> References: <000801c1f3dc$3e4d1bc0$edd7b3cf@wkst1>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1F463.CEBF0790 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable As I understand it, FreeBSD will work with every video card on the = planet. As long as you stay at the command line. =20 When you start X server, that is where the card selection becomes = limited. Check the video card list at www.XFree.org for the version of = X server you are using. The card must match one of them on the list = exactly. No extra numbers, letters, or anything else before or after = the card name. Exactly means just that. Exactly.=20 ATI Radeon chips are supported by 4.1 and 4.2 xserver, according to the = lists. Does that mean the 7500 series? Can't tell you as it is not = specifically listed. =20 Is the ATI Radeon 7500 series supported by freeBSD, if not what is an = equivalent card that I could use? jmanning@mtco.net ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1F463.CEBF0790 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As I understand it, FreeBSD will work = with every=20 video card on the planet. As long as you stay at the command = line. =20 </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When you start X server, that is = where the=20 card selection becomes limited. Check the video card list at <A=20 href=3D"http://www.XFree.org">www.XFree.org</A> for the version of = X server=20 you are using. The card must match one of them on the list=20 exactly. No extra numbers, letters, or anything else before = or after=20 the card name. Exactly means just that. =20 Exactly. </FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ATI Radeon chips are supported by 4.1 = and 4.2=20 xserver, according to the lists. Does that mean the 7500 = series? =20 Can't tell you as it is not specifically = listed. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is the ATI Radeon 7500 series = supported by=20 freeBSD, if not what is an equivalent card that I could = use?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20 = href=3D"mailto:jmanning@mtco.net">jmanning@mtco.net</A></FONT></DIV></BLO= CKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1F463.CEBF0790-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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