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Date:      Wed, 13 Jun 2001 19:39:08 +0200
From:      "Cor Hilbrink" <cor@hilbrink.nl>
To:        "Andrew Gallatin" <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
Cc:        <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Graphical card Alpha DS10l supported under X11??
Message-ID:  <008501c0f42f$c01f7060$978788d4@hilbrink.nl>
References:  <007f01c0f426$bc9b41c0$978788d4@hilbrink.nl> <15143.39027.877073.655469@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>

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Hello Andrew,

Thanks for your quick response...
I did use the CDrom kit version 4.1 for Alpha, i don't have newer versions
here available yet.
I will give it another try ofcourse.

Regards,

Cor Hilbrink.

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To: Cor Hilbrink <cor@hilbrink.nl>
Cc: <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: Graphical card Alpha DS10l supported under X11??


>
> Cor Hilbrink writes:
>  > Hello.
>  >
>  > For the moment we are trying to install a DS10L with FreeBSD for Alpha.
>  > This machine contains a Elsa Gloria Synergy-8 video adapter, does
anyone know how to configure X?
>  > We tried several cardtypes, but thusfar we didn't suceed to get
XWindows running properly.
>  >
>  > I hope that anyone can tell us a bit more how this can be solved.
>  >
>
> You failed to mention what version of FreeBSD you're using, what
> version of the XFree86 distro you're using & what the trouble is.
> Without this informaiton, there's not a lot anybody here can do to
> help you, other than to make general suggestion.
>
> If you're using XFree86 3.x, note that (as David O'Brien pointed out):
>
>    The "graphical" XFree86 configuration program -- XF86Setup program
>    *requires* the VGA16 server.  This server does NOT build on the
>    Alpha.  Not just FreeBSD/alpha, but AlphaLinux and Tru86 also.
>
>    The issue with using the text-only xf86config is that it does not
>    know about moused's sysmouse.  Thus you either cannot use moused,
>    or you must hack the /etc/XF86Config file xf86config creates to
>    specify sysmouse.
>
> Note that you'll want to use the XF86_3DLabs Xserver under XF86 3.x
>
> For what its worth, I just built XF86 4.1.0 from ports & the XServer
> for the AGP Elsa Gloria Synergy card seems to work just fine
> on my UP1000.  I'm not sure what the trailing -8 of your card
> signifies.
>
> I hope this random smattering of information is somewhat helpful.
>
> BTW, please don't post html on the freebsd mailing lists.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Drew
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
> Andrew Gallatin, Sr Systems Programmer http://www.cs.duke.edu/~gallatin
> Duke University Email: gallatin@cs.duke.edu
> Department of Computer Science Phone: (919) 660-6590
>


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