From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 11 10:45:39 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 496F316A418 for ; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:45:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0802B13C458 for ; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:45:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A55104.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.81.4]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id CFB5D2E29D; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:45:32 +0200 (CEST) Received: from deskjail (deskjail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.109]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A66EE5B4926; Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:45:29 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 12:45:31 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: Norberto Meijome Message-ID: <20070811124531.0aa2d127@deskjail> In-Reply-To: <20070810221354.0dab631d@localhost> References: <2C7306E2-C583-4F2A-A7CB-CE8308E8BB90@istop.com> <20070810133209.0d0eb77d@localhost> <46BC3E90.9030405@smo.de> <20070810221354.0dab631d@localhost> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.10.0 (GTK+ 2.10.14; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-14.9, required 8, BAYES_00 -15.00, DKIM_POLICY_SIGNSOME 0.00, RDNS_DYNAMIC 0.10) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No 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: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:45:39 -0000 Quoting Norberto Meijome (Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:13:54 +1000): > 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 No. > 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 Yes. > about someone actually using the linux drivers under freebsd (though > not sure how they got them working...i tried them and failed The linux Xorg drivers are OS independent (but not architecture independent) if done right. But the ATI (and NVidia) drivers need a kernel module, and the effort you are talking about was to write such a kernel module for FreeBSD. Bye, Alexander. -- zeal, n: Quality seen in new graduates -- if you're quick. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137