On Mon, 22 Dec 2014 19:45:35 +0100 Mark Martinec <mark.martinec+free...@ijs.si> wrote: > /usr/ports/UPDATING: >> 20141219: >> AFFECTS: users of x11/xorg and all xorg ports >> AUTHOR: dumbb...@freebsd.org >> The X.Org server (x11-servers/xorg-server) is updated to 1.14. > > http://blogs.freebsdish.org/graphics/2014/11/19/xserver-1-14-update-ready/ >> Changes since xserver 1.12 >> The most visible change is the removal of XAA. This is a 2D >> acceleration >> method which was deprecated some time ago, in favor of EXA or >> Intel-specific’s >> UXA or SNA. For the end user, this means that some drivers >> (xf86-video-*) >> are not supported anymore, mostly for older GPUs according to Phoronix. >> If you encounter this case, please let us know. > > Ouch!!! Upgrading X -related ports went with no problems (FreeBSD 10.1), > but I didn't realize the outcome would be so terrible. Scrolling or > refreshing a full-screen page in a web browser now feels like in the > good old days of a 19200 bps line and a glass terminal. Even scrolling > or paging through plain text with 'less' or editor on a KDE konsole > or xterm feels sluggish. Certainly the size of the display does not > help in this regards (2560x1600). > > The Xorg.0.log reports: > NV: Found NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT at 02@00:00:0 > > Now I fear that upgrading ports on my other workstation > (GeForce 7600 GS) would lead to similar results. > > I know these graphics boards are not the latest of breed > (the CPU and mb are still fairly decent). They were chosen for being > fan-less, and coping sufficiently well with 2D and text even on > largish displays. > > So is my only choice now replacing graphics with heat- and noise- > sources I don't really need, or being stuck with frozen ports? > I wonder if I'm the only one in this situation.
This card is still supported by x11/nvidia-driver-304 _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
