Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 15:01:13 -0800 From: Christian DeKonink <chrisd@sendmail.com> To: Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com> Cc: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: xvtykludge error (ioctl: Inappropriate ioctl for device) Message-ID: <38B709B9.E14E1007@sendmail.com> References: <200002252049.MAA19204@mina.sr.hp.com>
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Darryl Okahata wrote: > > The problem is that XFree86 doesn't work with the ATI Mobility-P > video chipset used in the Dell Inspiron 7500. A couple of months back, > I posted a pointer (in freebsd-mobile) to a kludgy workaround (which > includes/uses a program called "xvtykludge"), and it appears that Mikel > is trying to use it. > > [ Yes, I know that XFree86 3.3.6 is supposed to work with the > Mobility-P, but 3.3.6 still doesn't work on the 7500. I don't know > about the latest 4.0 betas, though. ] Yes it does. I have FreeBSD 3.4 and XFree86 3.3.6 running on A Dell Inspiron 7500 with 15.1" XVGA screen and I absolutely love it. It works great. I have the 1024x768 display. I am using the XF86Config file that I ftp'd from dell's website. Chris chrisd@sendmail.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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