Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 12:37:38 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: which video card for FreeBSD/amd64 Message-ID: <426BE772.9080301@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <200504241828.j3OISslg005103@aldan.algebra.com> References: <200504241828.j3OISslg005103@aldan.algebra.com>
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Mikhail Teterin wrote: > Hello! > > I'll, probably, give up on NVidia soon. The free "nv" driver does not > support two monitors on the same card, and the proprietory "nvidia" > driver does not support amd64. My attempts to get the Linux/amd64 driver > to work have so far yielded nothing but solid hangs of the system. > An amd64 version of the nvidia driver is in the works, but the amd64 kernel needs some features before it cam become a reality. I know that people are working on those features, but I know no idea what their timeline is. > Adding an older PCI (VGA) card to drive the second monitor was > disappointing -- the picture is of noticably poorer quality than over > DVI. > > Is there a decent AGP or PCI-X I assume you mean PCI-E here, not PCI-X. > dual-DVI card out there, that offers > decent 1600x1200 picture on FreeBSD/amd64? 3D is not a requirement... I have an ATI X600 Pro card driving a 1600x1200 LCD DVI display, and it looks __nice__. It only has one DVI output, though. I imagine that ATI sells versions that have dual DVI. Scott
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