Recommend graphics card for AMD64 FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 1680x1050 widescreen monitor? (was Re: Any clues on nVidia GeForce 6100?)

[Fred Cox]

After much hassle, and endless:
(II) VESA(0): Not using mode "1680x1050" (no mode of
this name) messages on the integrated GeForce 6100,
I'm giving up and would like a recommendation for a
known good card that will work with FreeBSD 6.2-RC1 on
AMD64 at a 1680x1050 resolution.

I don't do any graphics, other than running Firefox,
so speed is not important.  Being able to use my
monitor is.

Thanks for any input,

Fred

--- Fred Cox <sailorfred at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- Hans Nieser <h.nieser at xs4all.nl> wrote:
> 
> > Fred Cox wrote:
> > > I haven't been able to get my new work computer
> > > (Gateway GT5228) to recognize the builtin
> > graphics. 
> > > I'm using FreeBSD 6.2-RC1, mostly due to the
> fact
> > that
> > > the ethernet wasn't recognized by 6.1.
> > > 
> > > The nv driver mentions many similar sounding
> > chipsets,
> > > but not 6100.
> > > 
> > > Thanks for any clues,
> > 
> > I'm not sure why nv would not recognise that, but
> > the 'nvidia' driver 
> > (/usr/ports/x11/nvidia-driver) might also be worth
> a
> > try
> 
> Unfortunately, it's marked as IGNORE for amd64.  My
> web searching doesn't give an indication when nvidia
> will release a 64 bit version.
> 
> > if you have no 
> > objections to closed source drivers, that is. Else
> I
> > suppose you could try 
> > the 'vesa' driver but it has limited
> > functionality/performance.
> > 
> 
> Thanks, I'll try that.
> 
> On a tangent, my ALT keys don't work with, oddly
> enough.
> 
> Fred
> 
> 
> 
>  
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