From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 10 12:13:59 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9870F16A418 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:13:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B01D13C4B5 for ; Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:13:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 7846 invoked from network); 10 Aug 2007 07:13:58 -0500 Received: from 203-206-233-219.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.206.233.219) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 10 Aug 2007 07:13:58 -0500 Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:13:54 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: Philipp Ost Message-ID: <20070810221354.0dab631d@localhost> In-Reply-To: <46BC3E90.9030405@smo.de> References: <2C7306E2-C583-4F2A-A7CB-CE8308E8BB90@istop.com> <20070810133209.0d0eb77d@localhost> <46BC3E90.9030405@smo.de> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 3d acceleration support for ATI or other X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:13:59 -0000 On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:31:44 +0200 Philipp Ost wrote: > IIRC they released a new version some time ago. You can find it here > > Unfortunatly the driver is only for Linux, but there is/was an attempt > to port this driver to FreeBSD (not by ATi though...). yes... i still wonder whether installing all the linux-X related ports under freebsd would allow us to run those linux drivers (probably not as they , if memory serves me right) need some kernel module to be loaded... there was a mention (in mobile@ or questions@) a while back about someone actually using the linux drivers under freebsd (though not sure how they got them working...i tried them and failed miserably :-D ) B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Said Hamlet to Ophelia,"I'll do a sketch of thee. What kind of pencil shall I use,2B or not 2B?" Hamlet, by Spike Milligan I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.