Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 12:38:21 -0600 From: ktb <x.y.f@home.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: OT - identifying vid card Message-ID: <20001217123821.B13863@debian.local> In-Reply-To: <20001217105313.A13490@debian.local>; from x.y.f@home.com on Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 10:53:13AM -0600 References: <20001217105313.A13490@debian.local>
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On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 10:53:13AM -0600, ktb wrote:
> I just installed freebsd for the first time. I'm having some
> trouble getting X to work. This is an old machine -
> IBM PS/ValuePoint 433SX/S
> At any rate I have looked on the board (the vid card is
> integrated into the board) and don't see anything I recognize as
> a video card. I tried using the generic card in xf86config but
> when I try to run xprobe it can't write the mod lines. When I
> try and start X I get -
> Modes 640x400
> ^^^^^^^
> Mode name expected
>
> I thought the bios might tell me something but using 'del' 'esc'
> 'F1' won't get me in. Any help would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> kent
>
Forget it. I snagged another old computer that had an S3 card
built in.
Sorry for the post.
kent
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