Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 14:31:18 -0800 (PST) From: Fred Cox <sailorfred@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Recommend graphics card for AMD64 FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 1680x1050 widescreen monitor? (was Re: Any clues on nVidia GeForce 6100?) Message-ID: <1578.25967.qm@web31815.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <739310.2587.qm@web31808.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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After much hassle, and endless: (II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1680x1050" (no mode of this name) messages on the integrated GeForce 6100, I'm giving up and would like a recommendation for a known good card that will work with FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 on AMD64 at a 1680x1050 resolution. I don't do any graphics, other than running Firefox, so speed is not important. Being able to use my monitor is. Thanks for any input, Fred --- Fred Cox <sailorfred@yahoo.com> wrote: > --- Hans Nieser <h.nieser@xs4all.nl> wrote: > > > Fred Cox wrote: > > > I haven't been able to get my new work computer > > > (Gateway GT5228) to recognize the builtin > > graphics. > > > I'm using FreeBSD 6.2-RC1, mostly due to the > fact > > that > > > the ethernet wasn't recognized by 6.1. > > > > > > The nv driver mentions many similar sounding > > chipsets, > > > but not 6100. > > > > > > Thanks for any clues, > > > > I'm not sure why nv would not recognise that, but > > the 'nvidia' driver > > (/usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver) might also be worth > a > > try > > Unfortunately, it's marked as IGNORE for amd64. My > web searching doesn't give an indication when nvidia > will release a 64 bit version. > > > if you have no > > objections to closed source drivers, that is. Else > I > > suppose you could try > > the 'vesa' driver but it has limited > > functionality/performance. > > > > Thanks, I'll try that. > > On a tangent, my ALT keys don't work with, oddly > enough. > > Fred > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Want to start your own business? > Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-x11@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-x11 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-x11-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Any questions? Get answers on any topic at www.Answers.yahoo.com. Try it now.
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