Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:46:07 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, tfcheng@gmail.com Subject: Re: too many video drivers Message-ID: <200904010846.n318k77E050954@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <f84c38580903311208t4a49b163r96c2b9b9fa5c5495@mail.gmail.com>
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Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: > I am rebuilding ports and realize that i have too many input/video > drivers for x-win installed. i know i need nv driver since my graphic > card is from nvidia, and i want to deinstall all others. but i am not > sure if its safe to do so, e.g. i am confused by "xf86-video-chips" > since i don't know what kind of "chip" that stands for. can someone > tell me which are basics and which are safe to remove? thanks!! For the record, it is a driver for "Chips&Technologies" graphics card. It's a brand that existed in the 90s of the previous century. They're long gone, and I'm certain you won't need the driver. I'm surprised that it still exists today in Xorg at all. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do." -- Dennis M. Ritchie
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