ATI HD 7650M support

aral

aral

Hello everyone,

Please excuse me if this has been asked before, I tried to search but didn't find a definite answer on the issue.

I am considering replacing Linux with FreeBSD 9.1 for my laptop but I am trying to double check several issues before I make the move. I am particularly worried about the ATI card support in FreeBSD; my end goal is to install GNOME2 and use the laptop for daily tasks. My question is, how can I know if the ATI HD 7650M is supported? Excuse my ignorance here, I simply need the thing to work well when I install GNOME2 and if I ever decide to play some HD video, I'd want to have a smooth experience.
 
It is supported since 10.0-RELEASE (and the driver will probably be MFC'd to 9-STABLE before 9.3-RELEASE). See https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics#Ports.

BTW don't install GNOME 2, it's horribly broken. If you want GNOME, wait for 3.x (or install from the MarcusCom repository). If you want 2-like experience, install Xfce or Mate.
 
The 7650M should work on FreeBSD 10.0, but without acceleration. That may not be a problem for daily use.
 
Alright, thanks a lot for the answers :D
I guess I'll go for the 10.0 release since it's ready.

I haven't tried neither xfce nor Mate before; guess I'll check them out in VirtualBox and see which one gets to my liking better.
Mentioning Gnome 3, where can I find the status of its port? (if it's available at all)
 
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