Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:27:19 +1000 From: Greg Black <gjb@comkey.com.au> To: Patrick Seal <patseal@hyperhost.net> Cc: "R. J. Young" <rjyoung@cgocable.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Supported Video Cards Message-ID: <19990228052719.6889.qmail@alpha.comkey.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902271426120.68200-100000@foobar.hyperhost.net> of Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:27:35 EST References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902271426120.68200-100000@foobar.hyperhost.net>
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> That's because nearly ALL video cards are supported, I've never heard of > one that didn't. While this is true in some ways, it's not the whole truth. To be useful, a video card should provide graphics and the FreeBSD solution to that is Xfree86 -- and there are plenty of current video cards that are NOT supported by Xfree86, as my recent experiences with some of them attests. Even chipsets that are claimed to be supported are often not well supported or not even recognised in their latest versions. That's not any kind of criticism of Xfree86, since it would be a huge job to keep up with the flood of rubbish that comes out in this domain. But it is wise to check their site to see if the particular card and model is on the list and to read all the doco about cards you plan to look at. There are also plenty of good recommendations for various types of cards in the archives of this list. It's worth checking there, but not too far back (as cards tend to disappear quickly). -- Greg Black <gjb@acm.org> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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