From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Apr 22 08:57:38 2004
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56A6E16A4CE
	for <freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org>; Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:57:38 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from 21322530218.direct.eti.at (21322530218.direct.eti.at
	[213.225.30.218])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8797F43D55
	for <freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org>;
	Thu, 22 Apr 2004 08:57:37 -0700 (PDT)	(envelope-from tilman@arved.at)
Received: from huckfinn-wi0.arved.de (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	i3MFvbHS038739;	Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:57:37 +0200 (CEST)
	(envelope-from tilman@arved.at)
Received: (from tilman@localhost)
	by huckfinn-wi0.arved.de (8.12.11/8.12.6/Submit) id i3MFvb58038738;
	Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:57:37 +0200 (CEST)
X-Authentication-Warning: huckfinn-wi0.arved.de: tilman set sender to
	tilman@arved.at using -f
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 17:57:36 +0200
From: Tilman Linneweh <arved@FreeBSD.org>
To: "Moody, Bill" <Bill.Moody@scigames.com>
Message-ID: <20040422155736.GA38715@arved.at>
References: <39BDF3A47069154AA03CDF47B33AAB841568FD@exchange14.scigames.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <39BDF3A47069154AA03CDF47B33AAB841568FD@exchange14.scigames.com>
User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i
cc: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: XFree86 on FreeBSD 5.2.1
X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform <freebsd-amd64.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64>,
	<mailto:freebsd-amd64-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-amd64>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-amd64-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64>,
	<mailto:freebsd-amd64-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 15:57:38 -0000

* "Moody, Bill" [Do, 22 Apr 2004 at 17:20 GMT]:
>
> I have just purchaced a new 64bit laptop and have installed the 64bit
> version of 5.2.1 FreeBSD on it.  I am having a difficult time getting the X
> server to work properly though.
>
> The laptop has an Radeon 9600 chipset in it.  This is not supported via a
> normal server as of yet.  I was able to get Linux to install properly using
> the standard VESA driver and the FrameBuffer driver.  These interfaces do
> not appear to be available on  this distrobution.
>
> Has anyone had any luck getting the Radeon 9600 to work properly with the 64
> bit version?  Are there other interfaces I might try?

I don't have a 9600, but I think it is only supported in Xfree86 4.4
You can get alpha port for XFree86 4.4 from 
http://www.ijs.si/software/stuff/xfree44-ports_20040417c.tar.gz

regards
tilman