Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:42:20 -0500 From: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Don't buy AMD products (was Re: Xorg and ATI card query.) Message-ID: <45F825EC.6030701@math.missouri.edu> In-Reply-To: <45F824F9.2070708@samsco.org> References: <b1fa29170703131446v6ea65dabr952b8b65e3cce605@mail.gmail.com> <200703132217.l2DMH0OD051784@ambrisko.com> <25810306.6391173834144834.JavaMail.blogger-tech@ehja28.prod.google.com> <45F81AE8.5000105@cyberwang.net> <45F8213B.6000000@math.missouri.edu> <45F824F9.2070708@samsco.org>
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Scott Long wrote: > Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > >> Sean Bryant wrote: >> >>> Andrew Reilly wrote: >>> >>>> On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:17:00 -0800 (PST) >>>> Doug Ambrisko <ambrisko@ambrisko.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> One thing that is a plus with nv is that X has some support for it, >>>>> whereas, the newer ati cards have no support :-( I was a fan of >>>>> ati since it was easier to get support. Now I'm starting to lean >>>>> towards Nvidia :-( >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Does anyone know if there are *any* contemporary graphics cards >>>> that have 3D acceleration supported by some flavour of >>>> open-source x.org? Doesn't have to be a super-fast 'leet gamer >>>> system to be better than a non-accelerated frame buffer. >>>> >>>> Matrox used to have a reputation for goodness (I used to have a >>>> G400 or the like), but it's been a long time... >>>> >>>> (I'm currently using a lowish-end NVidia card under the x.org nv >>>> driver, but it has issues (of which no 3D accel is but one...) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Try the 'vesa' xorg driver. It may not be fancy or all that >>> accelerated but it works quite well. I have an nvidia card and >>> cannot get it to work for the life of me. the drive attached, but >>> nothing happens after that. It might be the fact that I have a PCI >>> express card. But the vesa driver is working just fine for me. >> >> >> >> I had a PCI-X nvidia card > > > PCI-X? Or PCI Express? PCI-X is not the same thing. > It isn't? I guess this shows my ignorance! Well, I think it is the PCI express - the one that is supposed to be super fast, and replace AGP. Stephen
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