Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:00:35 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@googlemail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Subject: Re: suggested xorg-compatible video HW for FreeBSD/amd64 ? Message-ID: <20111129100035.24025c26@ernst.jennejohn.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111281838240.12923@wonkity.com> References: <20111128092008.GA58668@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> <20111128123915.540564b1@ernst.jennejohn.org> <CAN6yY1vHOhs6LBtj7egg7fH39gQKu0eECNEU10Nf1s7i6By4sw@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111281838240.12923@wonkity.com>
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On Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:46:23 -0700 (MST) Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Nov 2011, Kevin Oberman wrote: > > > Just a quick reminder as it seems to be forgotten too often...radeonhd > > has not been supported or updated in a long time and is generally a > > bad choice. Modern Radeon (4xxx) is supported much better with the ati > > driver which is still getting some love. > > > > Since Radeon is open-source, you might expect good support, but it > > also depends on kernel mode setting and requires custom KMS DRI code > > in the kernel which I am not sure anyone is working on for FreeBSD. > > > > Maybe when the Intel KMS is completed... > > The Foundation has expressed interest in funding someone to work on it. > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=27255 > > Spread the word. > > Kostik Belousov has said he won't be workin on the radeon driver. > Don't know why. If anyone can be found to work on it, I'm pretty sure a > bunch of people would be willing to individually contribute additional > funding or hardware. I don't think he wants to take on TTM. Could also be that he doesn't have any hardware, which would IMO be a major problem for whomever takes this on considering the rate at which AMD/ATI brings new chips to market. High-end cards, which are usually the first to market, can be quite expensive. -- Gary Jennejohn
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