Supported graphics card on X11.

[Paulette McGee]

--- Paulette McGee <paulette_mcgee at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> --- Yann Golanski <yann at kierun.org> wrote:
> 
> > I know, this should be more a question for the
> folks
> > at Xorg but still.
> > Does FreeBSD support the "Sapphire ATI Radeon
> X1950
> > Pro ULTIMATE SILENT"
> > card?  
> > 
> > Is there anywhere that I can find which cards are
> > support with Xorg?
> > I find the main web site is rather obtuse.
> > 
> > Maybe adding that link (or list) to the relevant
> > section of the handbook
> > be a good idea? 
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > -- 
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> 
> Hello Yann,
> Well, here are a few quick tips:
> 1) Locate the type of chip set for your video card.
> 
> ATI Cards
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_ATI_Graphics_Processing_Units
> 
> Nvida Cards
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_NVIDIA_Graphics_Processing_Units
> 
> 2) Look at the man page of the driver; and search in
> the page for that chip set.  If I am not mistaken
> there is more  than one driver for ATI.  IE: 
> 
> radeon driver 
>
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=radeon&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html
> 
> nv driver
>
http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nv&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&format=html
> 
> 3) Match up the driver to the chip set on the card.
> 
> 4) Always double check the reference material for
> the
> chip sets listed in step 1.
> 
> PS: tomshardware.com gives good reviews of video
> cards; with the added bonus of listing the chip sets
> that is used in the card (typically).
> 
> Hopefully this should give you a starting point.
> Regards,
> 
> Paulette McGee
> 
Sorry, I forgot to mention about the choices hardware
ie:
AGP, PCIe (PCI Express), Integrated.

1) AGP = works great; in my humble opinion.
2) PCIe = not sure about the status of PCIe on FreeBSD
3) Integrated = Depends on the chip set.

PS: The proprietary drivers support more chip sets
with 3d acceleration.  Depending on your video card:
a) chip set
b) driver support (proprietary vs open source)
c) Hardware interface (AGP, PCIe, Integrated).

The 3 items listed above may steer the decision making
process for drivers and or cards.

Sorry to all for replying to my own message.
Paulette McGee


 
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