Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 14:52:37 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Andrew Hinton <theblamethrower.newsgroups@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD support for ATI graphics cards Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1103101440250.51779@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <4D794351.7030503@gmail.com> References: <4D794351.7030503@gmail.com>
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On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, Andrew Hinton wrote: > Hello, I am looking to buy a laptop (AMD/ATI) and run FreeBSD on it and possibly run some games under Wine. I have looked through both the mailing list and the supported hardware list however neither mentioned ATI graphics cards. The laptop that I have been looking at has the "Radeon HD 6650M" graphics card (http://shop.amd.com/US/_layouts/shop/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=LX.RCH02.004). > > Questions: > > * Does FreeBSD have drivers for the Radeon HD 6***M series? No. The xf86-video-ati driver has support for them, but FreeBSD does not, at present, have kernel modesetting (KMS) that they require. > * Which models of ATI graphics cards does FreeBSD have drivers for? 2D and 3D acceleration is available from the very old 9000-series, to the newer X300/600/1600/1900, 2000-, 3000-, and 4000-series. > * Would anyone suggest a specific laptop (even if it is not AMD/ATI)? For games under Wine? Sorry, no experience there on my part, but it's worth looking at The FreeBSD Laptop Compatibility List: http://laptop.bsdgroup.de/freebsd/index.html
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