From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 27 03:46:08 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8230116A401 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:46:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout2.cac.washington.edu (mxout2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E91913C484 for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:46:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout2.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l3R3k7eb015454 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:08 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.100.45] (c-67-161-171-107.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.161.171.107]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l3R3k7Vg029564 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:07 -0700 Message-ID: <46317206.4060905@u.washington.edu> Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:46:14 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org References: <2cfbc3dd0704251816n28c20717x89dfff47e8d11835@mail.gmail.com> <44vefjhpj8.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> <20070426081654.h3m7g8quoswsw8wo@webmail.leidinger.net> <44d51rm9np.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> In-Reply-To: <44d51rm9np.fsf@Lowell-Desk.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.4.26.203034 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: Is there anybody will port the ATI linux driver to FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:46:08 -0000 Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Alexander Leidinger writes: > >> Quoting Lowell Gilbert (from >> Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:50:51 -0400): >> >>> "Andres Hernandez" writes: >>> >>>> Sorry, but we need to do something... i can help if u want, but tell me how. >>>> I dont like my freebsd with vesa in my laptop. >>>> >>>> I have an ATI Mobility x1400 >>> The ATI driver isn't open-source, so porting it isn't really an option. >> The X11 driver itself does not need to be ported, as it is only >> architecture dependand, but not OS dependand. So the x86 driver will >> work with our X.org (as long as the X.org versions are compatible). >> The only thing what needs to be ported is the kernel interface. > > Ah; my apologies. > I thought there was a binary kernel module involved. There is, but based on my experience with ATI under linux, their driver is crap compared to nVidia's. I should have bought an nVidia card, but instead I'm stuck with fully functioning OpenGL support in Windows only :(. -Garrett