Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:13:26 -0400 From: Clendaniel Ian IB <ian.clendaniel@phwilm.zeneca.com> To: "'spork'" <spork@super-g.com> Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'Peter Hakanson'" <peter@gbg.netman.se> Subject: RE: Neomagic chipset and Xfree86 Message-ID: <c=GB%a=TMAILUK%p=ZENECA%l=USUWPHMSX10-980618231326Z-20604@usuwphmsxhub02.usuwph.zeneca.com>
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http://www.monumental.com/js/Neomagic.html >---------- >From: spork[SMTP:spork@super-g.com] >Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 2:25 PM >To: Clendaniel Ian IB >Cc: 'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'; 'Peter Hakanson' >Subject: RE: Neomagic chipset and Xfree86 > >Do you have a URL for this? > >I'd love to have full screen X on my laptop for free... > >Thanks, > >Charles > >Charles Sprickman >spork@super-g.com >---- > >On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Clendaniel Ian IB wrote: > >> I had been trying to set up my laptops with xfree86 for a while and had >> gotten the XiG server (www.xig.com) working pretty well... I had some >> free time last night so I downloaded the source from Jeff's page and >> compiled it. I successfully installed it on two different machines >> (same video- Neomagic 128ZV+) without a problem. I will say that it is >> much easier if you manually edit the XF86Config file and _only_ add the >> specified screen, display, and adapter sections. In both cases when I >> did this it worked fine, albeit a little slower than the accelerated XiG >> system (for $200 I can live without the accereration for now). >> >> --Ian >> >> >> Ian Clendaniel >> IT Technition >> Zeneca Pharmaceuticals >> FOC1 NW255 >> x4494 >> >---------- >> >From: Peter Hakanson[SMTP:peter@gbg.netman.se] >> >Sent: Monday, June 15, 1998 5:05 AM >> >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >> >Subject: Neomagic chipset and Xfree86 >> > >> >Dear FreeBSD community. >> > >> >A few weeks ago i installed freebsd on top of my company laptop (DIGITAL >> >700) using neomagic >> >chipset. >> > >> >Everything worked ok, it even booted from the CD ! >> > >> >But when it came to X server selection i was stuck. Nothing but the >> >16 color server in 640x400 worked. It came down to lack of support for >> >neomagic chipset. >> > >> >Browsing around Internet gave me a clue of js@mnsinc.com (Jeff Shorey) >> >who >> >actually made a running server on xfree86 on Linux. >> > >> >I grabbed the code and downloaded xfree86 source. >> > >> >The xfree build was painless, but i just could't incorporate jeffs >> >driver. >> > >> >Anyone who mannaged to build one of these ? Or any other clues >> >how to obtain neomagic chipsets running ? >> > >> >Regards >> > >> >-- >> >Peter Hakanson Phone +46 0707 32 81 01 >> >Network Management AB Fax +46 031 779 7844 >> > >> >pub 1024/3D18CE6D 1998/04/03 Peter Hakanson >> >Key fingerprint = F2 BC E6 DF 8F D5 A2 1D 12 52 4C 1E 12 87 81 20 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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