Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 12:03:49 +0200 From: Andrea Venturoli <ml@netfence.it> To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Status of ATI video acceleration support + freebsd port code Message-ID: <518A2305.8090405@netfence.it> In-Reply-To: <CAFHbX1JY4zaQFcSiEk8W5PLNDLYfY7jvD=nY5=cLRFdzpNs10g@mail.gmail.com> References: <23361.1367959126@server1.tristatelogic.com> <CAFHbX1JY4zaQFcSiEk8W5PLNDLYfY7jvD=nY5=cLRFdzpNs10g@mail.gmail.com>
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On 05/08/13 11:45, Tom Evans wrote: > Nvidia cards are fully supported; the only feature currently not > present in the proprietary driver is Optimus. > > Yes, it is a proprietary and closed source driver, but more > importantly, it just works. X works, DRI works, 2D acceleration works, > xv works, opengl works, xrandr works, vdpau (video offload) works. > Save yourself pain and time and just go with nvidia. I agree with you with only one caveat... Right now I'm buying ATI, but I've had nVidia cards in the past. The problem with closed source drivers is upgrades: at one point my Linux distribution (FreeBSD would probably be even worse) moved to a new X.Org; when porting their driver to the new X.Org, nVidia decided to drop that support for that card. So I was faced with either: _ stop upgrading everything and stay with an old system (probably with security holes); _ spend some money to change my old, but working, graphic card (and possibly other components if you don't find a newer match); _ move to VESA drive with no acceleration. While I'm not saying this wouldn't have happened with an OS driver, I still think it's less frequent. Just my 2c. bye av.
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