On Mon, 29 Dec 2014 20:19:12 -0800 Rusty <[email protected]> wrote: >On 12/29/14 08:17, Christopher Barry wrote: >> Greetings All, >> >> I've used OpenBSD in the past to build redundant routers and >> firewalls and it was fantastic, but it's been quite a few years >> since I've played with it. I've also never used it as my default >> workstation. Yet. >> >> I've always used Debian GNU/Linux on my workstations in the past, >> but with jessie/sid (and practically all other linux distros) the >> direction the linux userspace has taken is a serious turn for the >> worst IMO. I am simply philosophically at odds with systemd, and I >> would like to stop relying on linux altogether if possible. My >> problem is I have specific needs, and it's not clear if I can meet >> them running OpenBSD. I'm hoping I can, and someone can share their >> experiences with making a similar setup work. >> >> Firstly, I'm running an i7 960 with a PCI-e ATI Radeon 7850 in a >> three monitor configuration (2 direct DVI and 1 active HDMI-to-DVI >> dongle) using the OpenSource Radeon linux driver @1920x1200 on each >> monitor. I'm using enlightenment 17.6 as my window manager. I use >> and rely on blender <http://www.blender.org> a /lot/ with hardware >> accelerated OpenGL, and having three monitors is important for my >> graphics work. >> >> Is anyone running OpenBSD with three monitors? With blender, hw-accel >> OpenGL, and/or E1{7,8,9}? >> >> >> Your thoughts, knowledge, and possibly links to more info would be >> very greatly appreciated. >> >> Thank You. >> >> -- >> -C >> >As this is a "getting to know you" thread. > >I use OpenBSD in a "desktop" role. >snapshots on an Intel i5 with a radeon 6950, two screens(my card >chokes on the third screen but I think that is hardware) > >I like the "one dimensional desktop" style setup, that is, spectrwm >and lots of xterms. For what its worth spectrwm has the best >multiscreen support I have seen > >I don't use blender every day, but I do find it handy from time to >time (for me 3d printing stuff) The maintainer tends to keep it nicly >up to date, which I appreciate as it looks like it is a bitch and a >half to build. > >I update the snapshots every couple weeks when I want to try what ever >new stuff comes out of the pipe(*cough*, and libc bumps, *cough*). > >One thing I would recommend is to look at login.conf(5) and set the >memory limits to something gratuitous, many of the "desktop" >applications like to use a lot of memory. > >And as far as overall experience, I think obsd is a little "slower" >than linux(whatever that means) but the simplicity and correctness of >the system(obsd was the first/only system where I feel I understand >how the whole thing works) means I enjoy using it quite a bit more. > >So good luck, and I hope it works out for you as well as it did for me. >
Very encouraging. Thanks. It seems I'll need to downgrade my video card somewhat to get hw-accel, but found one refurbed for $145US, so I think I'll go for it. -- -C
