suggested xorg-compatible video HW for FreeBSD/amd64 ?

[Marat N.Afanasyev]

Adam K Kirchhoff wrote:
> On 11/28/11 04:39, Marat N.Afanasyev wrote:
>> 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
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>>
>> In your case I suggest to try Nvidia first with their binary drivers.
>>
>> If they do not work, use any Radeon with open-source driver, you
>> should have accelerated 2d and overlay video support, but no 3d
>> acceleration on Radeon.
>>
>
> The radeons listed do not have *any* acceleration, 2D or 3D.
>
> Adam
>
hmm. I thought that 5xxx was r700 based, mea culpa. so, Luigi, you 
should use Nvidia or, if you prefer open-source drivers, try to find 
Radeon up to 4xxx

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SY, Marat