Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:15:39 -0400 From: "Bill A. K." <billieakay@yahoo.com> To: "FreeBSD Questions" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Fw: Banshee Video Chip Message-ID: <009501bee403$fdfb6b20$01010101@bopper>
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----- Original Message ----- From: Bill A. K. <billieakay@yahoo.com> To: NON-DODGY EMAIL <ckas@ecr.mu.oz.au>; FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 10:02 AM Subject: Re: > Hi, > > There is a Banshee X Server for Linux, that has been ported to NetBSD, > but I haven't had any luck getting it to run on FreeBSD. > However, the latest version of XFree86 (3.3.4) supports the Banshee > natively, but here's the catch: At the moment I think that they only have > binaries for FreeBSD 3.x > I am running FreeBSD 3.2 with XFree86 3.3.4, with a Diamond Viper 550 card > and it works perfect and the Banshee is in the card list. > > You will have to get FreeBSD 3.2 (which comes with XFree86 3.3.3.1 I > believe) and download XFree86 3.3.4 Thats what I did. If you have a > Windows system available and a means to get the files to your FreeBSD system > (e.g. CD-RW or something), the easiest way to download X is on Windows, > rather than doing it on a non working FreeBSD system. > > I would recommend that you upgrade the next chance you get. > > Bill > billieakay@yahoo.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: NON-DODGY EMAIL <ckas@ecr.mu.oz.au> > To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 7:48 AM > > > > > > Hi guys (and girls I assume...!) > > > > I actually have FreeBSD 2.2.6 installed (I know...It's really old), and > > since I am a student, I really can't afford the downtime in order to > > upgrade to the current version at the moment. I did however, just buy a > > Voodoo Banshee 3Dfx card for the machine, and as you well know, it is not > > supported. I was wondering what you may suggest might be the fastest and > > most feasable way to get my Xserver back up... As far as I know, there > > arne't any precompiled "Banshee" XServers floating around, that will work > > with a version of XF86 which is so old, but if I am wrong, could you > > please tell me where they are... Any solutions to my problem would be > > greatly appreciated. > > > > P.S. Does the latest version of FreeBSD ( I think it's 3.2 ) support the > > Banshee chipset...? > > > > Thanks very much for your time, > > Chris Kasapis. > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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