From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 24 18:31:02 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (unknown [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6ED191065687 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:31:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kob6558@gmail.com) Received: from mail-gx0-f182.google.com (mail-gx0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 281F38FC19 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:31:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk28 with SMTP id 28so1624397gxk.13 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:31:01 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=ehfbqZLSem3m1OZkKBExL1viuZxt3CP8tepEbmfZZNQ=; b=cdzMMYgZ1bIeEY400FKY2pAuQTeWirk5oPEDFvda4Z24jz0RYeCbf3WB2ePQ/ADdn4 YB31GTc4qxqSJDy+miN7ZkgJvWTYiYqA67inKZJPGkAW6Fm3q1GPtKNcphno1517V+rU QSmK0Tll4h+6GnB81w+tykCYOq0og5ns7CyIs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=e8UuaQjp9N5cmEOVKAcEz3kTj0RK4KMxVO3PGjFuS4okfpZyy2tFtnE1Dt8nL/qP90 JRLxPYAQtPY94JJqllnGJsHrpxpt5XNZ6hKwNqXdcnj8gYUlBF3mFtENUpt1AQwqQCNe KP71VJaapAGdlUfoAFDnUjwcl/XF0y4cOasaQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.150.73.26 with SMTP id v26mr2362251yba.59.1308940260282; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:31:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.12.15 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:31:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.150.12.15 with HTTP; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:31:00 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <20110623221305.43b74d53@davenulle.org> <1308902182.1748.3.camel@xenon> <4E0477EA.10805@comcast.net> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:31:00 -1000 Message-ID: From: Kevin Oberman To: Tom Evans Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Graphic card that works? X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:31:02 -0000 On Jun 24, 2011 4:32 AM, "Tom Evans" wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM, Allen wrote: > > > > Nvidia has always worked well for me as well; Nvidia is one of the only > > companies that makes GOOD drivers specifically for FreeBSD. They > > actually make the driver, and they have one for more than Windows unlike > > some companies. Whenever I have an Nvidia card, I generally know I'll be > > doing fine with good hardware, as they have a driver for FreeBSD, Linux, > > and Solaris. > > > > Ditto, except watch out for laptops that have both Intel and nvidia > graphics chips in them, they will probably be configured in what is > termed 'nvidia Optimus', which uses the Intel part its low power > consumption, and the nvidia one for 3D/scaling etc. This is all > managed seamlessly by the driver in Windows 7, but doesn't yet exist > for Linux or BSD, so neither graphics card works correctly. Avoid! Worse, NVIDIA has stated that they have no plans to ever supply Optimus support for OSes other than Windows. Just to be clear, are you running the nv driver from Xorg or the separate NVIDIA-driver port? Both should work, but nv will not work well. R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Retired kob@gmail.com