From owner-freebsd-x11@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 28 11:24:03 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49C06106566B for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:24:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f182.google.com (mail-qy0-f182.google.com [209.85.216.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 041928FC13 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:24:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyg36 with SMTP id 36so4358195qyg.13 for ; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:24:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=bCMexMVm0+tn/aa51Hrf9cGJ2z/eP8FvNmIaDHWFrYg=; b=QtHCT+9nUaRohm4jgLbr4b8sdnF8dcwtJQYjrw476vpg5xBj7B5MhHD4eNVQ+kUv+O +o297vnGmWdYlzfyMIuUvk1F2Y8AJAnvITtsRr/L86YmfJ/wv45174DJG2alSiSwezgG 1TI0s7aitejsm/kPx5Otblzc3/rdvreiGO4fo= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.61.86 with SMTP id s22mr4729417qch.287.1322477676520; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:54:36 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.90.12 with HTTP; Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:54:36 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20111128092008.GA58668@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> References: <20111128092008.GA58668@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:54:36 -0500 Message-ID: From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk To: Luigi Rizzo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggested xorg-compatible video HW for FreeBSD/amd64 ? 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: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:24:03 -0000 On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 4:20 AM, Luigi Rizzo wrote: > Hi, > I am looking for suggestions for a video card that works with > some Xorg driver on FreeBSD/amd64 (either RELENG_9 or HEAD). > I am not interested in anything fancy, just plain 2d desktop > and video playback. > > I have some new machines with i7-2600k CPU but the onboard > card is not recognised by the newer intel drivers, and the vesa > driver crashes as soon as i do something (such as changing > resolution to something different from 1024, or switching vtys, etc). > I understand that there is work in progress on the Intel side > but i will post a separate msg on the topic. > > I can get some nvidia (GeForce: 210 or GT520) or ATI (Sapphire Radeon: > HD5450 or HD5570) but am unclear if/how they are supported. The > nvidia drivers on the nvidia page say there is only FreeBSD/x86 support, > and googling around doesn't give any good or encouraging suggestions. > > Can anyone with xorg working on FreeBSD/amd64 share some info on his > configuration ? > > thanks > luigi > I am not an expert about hardware issues in FreeBSD . After reading many mails , and some documents , I have decided to buy the following hardware http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFX http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products/Graphics-Cards/ATI/ATI-Radeon-HD-4000-Series/ATI-Radeon-HD-4670.aspx http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/motherboards/desktop-motherboards/desktop-board-dp67de.html to perform the following tasks : - To attach two monitors to the video card . - To modify / improve FreeBSD / Xorg sources to divert ( serial console , stdout , stderr ) outputs to one of the monitors , and the rest into the other monitor . Reasons to select the hardware : - I think Intel boards are more reliable , more suitable for Unix from the other brands within very limited budget , - ATI Radeon has more information sources than Nvidia with respect to open source software . There is no any documentation about Nvidia chipsets ( or I could NOT find ) . http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/RadeonFeature http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/RadeonProgram http://www.x.org/docs/AMD/ http://developer.amd.com/documentation/guides/Pages/default.aspx http://developer.amd.com/zones/opensource/Pages/default.aspx Within one week , I think , I will be able to obtain the above parts . Thank you very much . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk