From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 5 07:46:18 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02FCB1065671 for ; Wed, 5 Mar 2008 07:46:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail08.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail08.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A2298FC21 for ; Wed, 5 Mar 2008 07:46:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-20-82.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.20.82]) by mail08.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m257kDmp020303 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:46:14 +1100 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m257kCTO075159; Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:46:12 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m257kCjX075158; Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:46:12 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 18:46:12 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy To: Isaac Mushinsky Message-ID: <20080305074612.GN68971@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <200803042252.13008.itz@mushinsky.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Sr1nOIr3CvdE5hEN" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200803042252.13008.itz@mushinsky.net> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 platform newbie -- what video card for x11? X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:46:18 -0000 --Sr1nOIr3CvdE5hEN Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:52:12PM -0500, Isaac Mushinsky wrote: >1) does the open nv driver work? I do not play games or really need 3D=20 >acceleration, just want basic 2D and things like mplayer to work properly. For basic purposes and mplayer, nv should do. It might just soak up more CPU than a better driver would. >2) should I return nvidia card and get something else? Is there a better= =20 >reasonably working card? I'll second the ATI suggestion. Note that whilst AMD have indicated they will open-source the ATI GPU specs, I believe they have only released specs for a single GPU so far and it will take some time for the open specs to reach the X.org drivers. --=20 Peter Jeremy Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour. --Sr1nOIr3CvdE5hEN Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHzk/E/opHv/APuIcRAvH4AJ9bDvvu3uEpWNX5UztDZgD8vOO5yQCfeSK5 u8u7UMpqWT6BvK/6MpgiAF0= =D/9n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sr1nOIr3CvdE5hEN--