Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 23:05:09 -0600 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Michal Varga <varga.michal@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Nvidia driver? Message-ID: <AANLkTinTspUE7BUVHPLHwHy8h4BS%2B69j3NU9iJWF-0R2@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1294115037.1500.36.camel@xenon> References: <iftucp$rrv$1@dough.gmane.org> <1294115037.1500.36.camel@xenon>
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On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:23 PM, Michal Varga <varga.michal@gmail.com> wrote > > > > Is amd64 supported? How about 9-current / HEAD? > > ADM64 - yes. Personally I don't run any amd64 systems for reasons > unrelated, but a fair share of nvidia users do (still, far from > majority). Anyway, as far as I can tell, works about the same as i386 > drivers. > amd64 runs great for me, there aren't any differences as far a configuration/ports/upgrading/etc from an end user perspective. FreeBSD amd64 binary Nvidia driver support is relatively new but I've never had a single issue with it although my needs are pretty basic. CURRENT/HEAD - no idea, sorry. > It's kinda like everything else on CURRENT, it works the majority of the time. However when it does break it can be painful. > > > (and an almost offtopic question - what is the NV equivalent of a > > [45]6xx mid-range card?) > > I could probably answer that if you were more specific about your needs, > as I have no idea what ATI model numbers mean (despite that I own some, > just can't force myself to care - I mean it's ATI after all. That's all > one needs to know). > > So, if you could be more specific about your preferences, from say, > gaming/3d/opengl/video/movie acceleration/desktop performance/heat > buildup/power consumption/price range/I don't want to be your betatester > k thanks bye/ aspects, I could probably easily elaborate, but usually > when ex-ATI owners just ask about their model numbers, all I have to > offer is a sad look. And that wouldn't help you much :) > > m. > > > -- > Michal Varga, > Stonehenge (Gmail account) > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Adam Vande More
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