From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 3 16:03:04 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 146741065677 for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:03:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ken@mthelicon.com) Received: from hercules.mthelicon.com (hercules.mthelicon.com [IPv6:2001:49f0:2023::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF30B8FC0A for ; Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:03:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ken@mthelicon.com) Received: from PegaPegII (93-152-14-233.daisydsl.managedbroadband.co.uk [93.152.14.233]) (authenticated bits=0) by hercules.mthelicon.com (8.14.3/8.14.2) with ESMTP id mB3G2qwS092402; Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:02:53 GMT (envelope-from ken@mthelicon.com) Message-ID: From: "Pegasus Mc Cleaft" To: "cpghost" , "Conrad J. Sabatier" References: <20081128234155.0221e263@serene.no-ip.org><4930D7CE.4080909@psg.com><20081202220643.72eb52a3@serene.no-ip.org> <20081203151537.GA1045@phenom.cordula.ws> In-Reply-To: <20081203151537.GA1045@phenom.cordula.ws> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 16:03:00 -0000 Organization: Feathers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Mail 6.0.6001.18000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.0.6001.18049 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 081202-0, 02/12/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i give up X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Pegasus Mc Cleaft List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:03:04 -0000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "cpghost" To: "Conrad J. Sabatier" Cc: Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 3:15 PM Subject: Re: i give up > On Tue, Dec 02, 2008 at 10:06:43PM -0600, Conrad J. Sabatier wrote: >> Best wishes to the FreeBSD community. No hard feelings, and I will >> still continue to checkout the latest sources from time to time just on >> the outside chance that a solution will eventually be found. >> >> Sincerest regards from a long-time FreeBSD user now in exile. :-( > > Changing the OS just because one specific piece of swappable and > replaceable hardware isn't supported... isn't that overreacting a > little bit? Can't you circumvent your specific problem by adding a > supported adapter to your system(s)... at least until the issue is > fixed? As sysadmins, we do this all the time, wether with Linux or > FreeBSD. > > I feel your pain, but maybe you've built up quite a bit of frustration > over this specific issue and need a little hiatus. > > I hope you'll come back soon. > >> Conrad J. Sabatier > > -cpghost. I have also had the same problem as Conrad with the nVidia drivers. I think the most fustrating thing about my situation is that I have not found a supported PCI-e card that there exists 2D acceleration / opengl drivers. At the moment I have shoved in a ATI Radeon HD and keep checking the developers webpage for the glorious day they finish the piece for my chip-set (Its still not 2D accelerated, but atleast it still works). In my situation, there are no computer stores that I can go into and say, "Hey.. I would like a PCI-e Intel based video card." I have to pick up pieces of hardware where it is convient and this means usually at the bleading edge of video-gamers "marketable" choice (ATI or nVidia). -Peg -Peg