Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:39:10 -0800 (PST) From: Paulette McGee <paulette_mcgee@yahoo.com> To: Paulette McGee <paulette_mcgee@yahoo.com>, Yann Golanski <yann@kierun.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Supported graphics card on X11. Message-ID: <9495.96758.qm@web62302.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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--- Paulette McGee <paulette_mcgee@yahoo.com> wrote: > > --- Yann Golanski <yann@kierun.org> wrote: > > > I know, this should be more a question for the > folks > > at Xorg but still. > > Does FreeBSD support the "Sapphire ATI Radeon > X1950 > > Pro ULTIMATE SILENT" > > card? > > > > Is there anywhere that I can find which cards are > > support with Xorg? > > I find the main web site is rather obtuse. > > > > Maybe adding that link (or list) to the relevant > > section of the handbook > > be a good idea? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > yann@kierun.org -=*=- > > > www.kierun.org > > PGP: 009D 7287 C4A7 FD4F 1680 06E4 F751 > 7006 > > 9DE2 6318 > > > > Hello Yann, > Well, here are a few quick tips: > 1) Locate the type of chip set for your video card. > > ATI Cards > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_ATI_Graphics_Processing_Units > > Nvida Cards > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_NVIDIA_Graphics_Processing_Units > > 2) Look at the man page of the driver; and search in > the page for that chip set. If I am not mistaken > there is more than one driver for ATI. IE: > > radeon driver > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=radeon&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html > > nv driver > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nv&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html > > 3) Match up the driver to the chip set on the card. > > 4) Always double check the reference material for > the > chip sets listed in step 1. > > PS: tomshardware.com gives good reviews of video > cards; with the added bonus of listing the chip sets > that is used in the card (typically). > > Hopefully this should give you a starting point. > Regards, > > Paulette McGee > Sorry, I forgot to mention about the choices hardware ie: AGP, PCIe (PCI Express), Integrated. 1) AGP = works great; in my humble opinion. 2) PCIe = not sure about the status of PCIe on FreeBSD 3) Integrated = Depends on the chip set. PS: The proprietary drivers support more chip sets with 3d acceleration. Depending on your video card: a) chip set b) driver support (proprietary vs open source) c) Hardware interface (AGP, PCIe, Integrated). The 3 items listed above may steer the decision making process for drivers and or cards. Sorry to all for replying to my own message. Paulette McGee ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
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