Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 17:40:31 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Andrew Wyatt <awyatt@usa.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hardware support Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980701173806.26370O-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <19980626182446.22059.qmail@www02.netaddress.usa.net>
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On Fri, 26 Jun 1998, Andrew Wyatt wrote: > i've searched www.freebsd.org, handbooks, and faqs, and also inquired in > efnet, without finding any information on my questions, > > i am currently running freebsd 2.2.6 p-100 64m 1.6gb creative pro, etc OK. > and i am looking to dump windows all together in favor of freebsd, but i > would like to know if anyone out there has used the following hardware > successfully with freebsd: > > station #1 > > umax 310p (parallel) scanner Nope. > lexmark 1020 jet printer (will emulate hp deskjet) Sure. > yamaha opl/3 3d pnp sound card Yes, used the pcm sound driver. > s3 Virge DX video card w/ 4mb No problem with X and the SVGA server. > laptop #1 > ess 1688 pnp sound card I have this working on my laptop even though everyone says it shouldn't work. :) > neomagic 128 video There's no official X server for htis, although there is a patch to the XFree86 source to hack some modes out of it, and apparently you can boot with a graphic console and use the SVGA server to pick up the mode. Haven't tried this. AccelX has a Laptop Edition that supports the NeoMagic. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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