> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 09:13:45 -0700 > From: Andy Sparrow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --==_Exmh_-1760729268P > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: +1 510 486-8634 _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
