Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:36:39 -0600 From: Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com> To: Julio Merino <julio@meroh.net> Cc: freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Strange graphics issues on G5 with NVIDIA 6600 Message-ID: <9e7648ee-d0ef-eaf6-1d6b-ee06564dc843@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CADyfeQUAD5Kx8Q53yubptJnzA8La9a2Ry5m5fpb2erb33zcpZQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CADyfeQU7d_zJ539wBFJiKH3Pme1jFbUr1MkqszW1mbPa4yVBmw@mail.gmail.com> <bd68befb-cfbb-c7e3-c861-7cb0e115987a@gmail.com> <CADyfeQUAD5Kx8Q53yubptJnzA8La9a2Ry5m5fpb2erb33zcpZQ@mail.gmail.com>
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This is what I have: https://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Genuine-Apple-PowerMac-ATI-DVI-Video-Card-10= 2A1360101-P-N-109-A13600-01-/184366621028 It's actually AGP, though the seller has it listed as PCI. I didn't put any serious effort into resolving the resolution issues, so = it might be possible to get it working beyond 640x480. Or maybe there's=20 another card that someone on this list can verify works well? Best, =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 JB On 1/11/21 7:34 PM, Julio Merino wrote: > On Mon, Jan 11, 2021 at 3:54 PM Jason Bacon <bacon4000@gmail.com=20 > <mailto:bacon4000@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > Yeah, ppc works remarkably well with FreeBSD.=C2=A0 If we just had = Firefox > and Thunderbird, I could actually use my iMac G5 for my daily work > routine. > > The nv driver is deprecated and gets very little attention these > days. > You might be better off swapping in a Radeon card.=C2=A0 Not sure w= hich > one > would work well with ppc.=C2=A0 The one in my PowerMac G5 only seem= s to > support 640x480 under FreeBSD 12.1. > > > I recall having a Radeon 9600 XT before (that's what my eBay history=20 > shows) and working reasonably well. Unfortunately, I now noticed that=20 > this other G5 model I have only takes PCI-X and there don't seem to be = > any ATI cards for it! At least not that I can find. Do they have=20 > different firmware, or was it just a labeling issue and any card will=20 > work? > > --=20 > jmmv.dev <https://jmmv.dev/>; --=20 Earth is a beta site.
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