From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 5 16:36:15 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx12.airmail.net (mx12.airmail.net [209.196.77.109]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 048AD37B401 for ; Sun, 5 May 2002 16:36:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail3.iadfw.net ([209.196.123.3]) by mx12.airmail.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 174VXz-0000lC-00; Sun, 05 May 2002 18:36:07 -0500 Received: from station1 from [209.144.230.162] by mail3.iadfw.net (/\##/\ Smail3.1.30.16 #30.61) with smtp for sender: id ; Sun, 5 May 2002 18:36:45 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <005401c1f48d$b8867470$a2e690d1@station1> From: "Joe Gwozdecki" To: "Joe Manning" , References: <000801c1f3dc$3e4d1bc0$edd7b3cf@wkst1> Subject: Re: Date: Sun, 5 May 2002 18:36:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0051_01C1F463.CEBF0790" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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
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
 
When you start X server, that is = where the=20 card selection becomes limited.  Check the video card list at www.XFree.org 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. 
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.  
 
Is the ATI Radeon 7500 series = supported by=20 freeBSD, if not what is an equivalent card that I could = use?
 
jmanning@mtco.net
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