From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 24 11:54:38 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 AC236106566B for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:54:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from unix.hacker@comcast.net) Received: from qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net (qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net [76.96.62.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70E538FC08 for ; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:54:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from omta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.62.59]) by qmta01.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id znbH1g0061GhbT851nhP4N; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:41:23 +0000 Received: from [192.168.2.3] ([68.41.84.140]) by omta07.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net with comcast id znhN1g00J31ffPo3TnhPVt; Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:41:23 +0000 Message-ID: <4E0477EA.10805@comcast.net> Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:41:30 -0400 From: Allen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:1.9.2.18) Gecko/20110616 Lightning/1.0b2 Thunderbird/3.1.11 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org References: <20110623221305.43b74d53@davenulle.org> <1308902182.1748.3.camel@xenon> In-Reply-To: <1308902182.1748.3.camel@xenon> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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 11:54:38 -0000 On 6/24/2011 3:56 AM, Michal Varga wrote: > On Thu, 2011-06-23 at 22:13 +0200, Patrick Lamaiziere wrote: >> Hello, >> >> Could you tell me a graphic card (pci express) that will work fine >> on FreeBSD? (If i can use a dual screen it will be better). >> >> I'm using a Nvidia 460 but my box is stable as a Windows3.1 :( >> >> Thanks in advance. >> Regards. > > > Nvidia GTX 460 works perfectly fine on FreeBSD and same goes for any > modern/supported Nvidia hardware (which is basically all of them, save > for some brain-dead stuff like Nvidia Optimus). > > Your stability issues are most probably caused by something else, or at > least something more specific than simple combination of Nvidia 460 and > FreeBSD. > > m. 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.