-----Original Message----- From: .VWV. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: ATI 8500 or matrox 550?
Hi.
Owing to the need of purchasing a supported video-card before it's too late
for my 4.6.2, I would like to know if the X Window System driver can run
fine or not the ATI 8500. I have noticed the driver is not listed in the
'sysinstall' tool. If I choose 'ati' using xf86config or editing
/etc/X11/XF86Config, would the card work as well as a Matrox 550 one?
You would actually want the radeon driver, not the ati one.
http://www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/radeon.4.html http://people.freebsd.org/~anholt/dri/index.html
I've never personally used one, but it seems like it ought to work.
-Will
Should do 2D fine. The latest Radeon I recall seeing 3D acceleration for in X is the 7500, so the OP may have to wait a bit for 3D to happen.
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