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Date:      Wed, 19 Nov 2003 22:43:32 -0500
From:      Jason <jason@ec.rr.com>
To:        K Anderson <freebsduser@comcast.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Hardware woes
Message-ID:  <3FBC3864.6090600@ec.rr.com>
In-Reply-To: <3FBC2284.4000601@comcast.net>
References:  <3FBC2284.4000601@comcast.net>

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K Anderson wrote:

> Don't recall if I asked here. Asked on the Linux groups.
>
> I have the following:
>   ATI AIW 9800 Pro (R350 w/dual whatever)
>   Asus SK8N mobo (nForce 3 Pro 150)
>   Audigy 2
>   Opteron 246
>
> Should have gone with:
>   nVidia something
>   Haupage TV (or some other compat thingy)
>   More compat mobo
>   Maybe an Audigy 2
>   Opteron 246
>
> So I'm wondering is there any chance to go with either Linux or 
> FreeBSD using the hardware I already have and be able to do the TV 
> thing and the sound thing or am I stuck using Windows XP?
>
> I tried GATOS, ATI drivers (they don't support 3d accel from what I 
> can tell), and some other project with no luck. The sound was 
> questionable as I do not have a means to check if the feature of the 
> Audigy 2 are being used.
>
> Just wanted to know if anybody else out there in FreeBSD or Linux land 
> might have an ATI AIW 9800 Pro and doing TV in and other fun stuff the 
> card can do.
>
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Here is something I found interesting:

http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2003-August/003308.html

and check this out:

http://gatos.sourceforge.net/




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