Re: 3D graphic cards

From: Kevin Oberman (oberman_at_es.net)
Date: 06/28/03

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    To: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 14:27:21 -0700

    > Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 09:13:45 -0700
    > From: Andy Sparrow <spadger@best.com>
    > Sender: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org
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    > > > You might want to try the Gatos drivers from http://gatos.sourceforge.net/ .
    > > > With this driver, I got the ATi chipset in my laptop working with Xv support.
    > >
    > > I've just visited the page. Looks promising, indeed, but I'm a bit puzzled. One binary release for FreeBSD _and_ Linux?
    >
    > Yes, and most other Intel x86-based OS's. The X server contains support
    > for on-demand, OS- and even binary-format independent module loading.
    >
    > See:
    >
    > http://www.xfree86.org/~dawes/4.3.0/DESIGN17.html#65
    >
    > The GATOS binary drivers (originally compiled for Linux) have been
    > working for me on my ATI-based laptop for a long time (multiple
    > versions, natch), never a problem. I'm told they compile fine, but I've
    > never bothered.

    I thought most of the GATOS stuff had been merged into 4.3. At least I
    have had no problems with Xv on my Radeon 7000 with XFree86 4.3.0 and
    I seem to recall that support was claimed for all Radeons except,
    perhaps the 9500.

    Before the 4.3.0 release, I ran the radeon and ati drivers built from
    CVS on a Linux system. (At least until the API changed.) XFree86
    drivers for x86 processors should be OS independent. This was some
    really cool work by the XFree86 folks. 

    -- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman@es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634
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