From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 25 18:43:32 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DF3C16A4CE for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:43:32 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bigtower.net (1-2-2-1b.sh.sth.bostream.se [213.238.211.113]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CD6CD43D54 for ; Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:43:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd-stable@omnib.org) Received: (qmail 27067 invoked by uid 1004); 25 Nov 2004 18:43:28 -0000 Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:43:28 +0100 From: Fredrik Eriksson To: Mark Dixon Message-ID: <20041125194327.C5321@bigtower.net> References: <51611.192.168.0.200.1101398532.squirrel@192.168.0.200> <200411251706.22229.mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk> <1101405168.99948.43.camel@zircon.zircon.seattle.wa.us> <200411251807.47294.mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <200411251807.47294.mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk>; from mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk on Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 06:07:36PM +0000 X-Operating-System: OpenBSD bigtower.net 3.1 BIGTOWER#4 i386 cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: the best graphicscard for FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 18:43:32 -0000 On Thu, Nov 25, 2004 at 06:07:36PM +0000, Mark Dixon wrote: > On Thursday 25 Nov 2004 17:52, Joe Kelsey wrote: > > > > The NVIDIA drivers are completely crap! They do not work and contain > > countless errors which will cause system failures on every single > > machine I have tried to use them with. Do not ever buy or attempt to > > use anything made by NVIDIA. They just do not work. > > Like I said, they work fine for me. Yes, but will you get the full power of the card? I think not. I've had lots of problems with NVidia products and *BSD. > I'm not going to get into a 'my graphics card is better than yours'. Its very > boring and very offtopic. I don't think this is about which card is better than the other, more about NVidia being reactionary bastards who refuse the idea of open source. NVidia graphic cards are probably great for playing games in windos. -- Fredrik Eriksson