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From: Pete Mckenna <pmckenna@uswest.net>
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To: Noyan Kinayman <kinayman@macom.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell Inspiron
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If it uses the ATI Rage LT video card it's not supported by Xfree86 yet.
I have an Inspiron clone with a 14" screen that uses this card and was
only able to get a $ Xserver running.
However if anyone has gotten this to work I'd love to hear about it.

Pete


Noyan Kinayman wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I am planning to install the FreeBSD
> on my Dell Inspiron 7K laptop. I have
> searched the WEB a little bit but I couldn't
> find sufficient information about the
> FreeBSD on this particular machine.
> 
> I would greatly appreciate if anyone
> forwards his/her experience on the intallation
> of FreeBSD to a Dell Inspiron 7K with
> a 15 inch display.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Noyan.
> 
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