From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 2 20:25:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0ECA7106566B for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:25:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1A068FC1B for ; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:25:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n02KPe6J058586; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:25:40 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost) by wonkity.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) with ESMTP id n02KPeR6058583; Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:25:40 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com) Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 13:25:40 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block To: Ewald Jenisch In-Reply-To: <20090102183257.GA2911@aurora.oekb.co.at> Message-ID: References: <20090102183257.GA2911@aurora.oekb.co.at> User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0.1 (wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:25:41 -0700 (MST) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X11 - radeon or radeonhd? (ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:25:42 -0000 On Fri, 2 Jan 2009, Ewald Jenisch wrote: > I've got a PC (Dell) that came with a Radeon HD 2400 XT (RV610 chipset). > > Afaik there isn't 3D support yet with this card, so my primary goal is > to get it working as far as 2D and speed is concerned (I don't want to > go for "vesa" if at all possible) > > > Which driver should I use for this card - radeon or radeonhd? My impression is that radeon is the more stable and feature-complete at present. I've tested both on a couple of cards and radeonhd had some flaws (which I now can't recall). Probably won't get 2D acceleration on that card yet. Probably not even after 7.1-RELEASE, then xorg-7.4 and Robert Noland's DRM updates. However, AMD just released some stuff and more is on the way. > Anything to consider besides having either "Driver radeon" or "Driver > radeonhd" in the xorg.conf in order to get going? Not that I can recall. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA