Date: Sat, 4 Oct 1997 14:28:44 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Brad Karp <karp@eecs.harvard.edu> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NeoMagic and IBM 380 vs. XFree86 Message-ID: <19971004142844.12249@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199710040124.VAA19169@pinot.eecs.harvard.edu>; from Brad Karp on Fri, Oct 03, 1997 at 09:24:44PM -0400 References: <199710040124.VAA19169@pinot.eecs.harvard.edu>
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On Fri, Oct 03, 1997 at 09:24:44PM -0400, Brad Karp wrote: > I understand from the XFree86 FAQ that NeoMagic is unsupported at present. > > I am also aware of the commercial server for NeoMagic video chipsets. > > Is anyone aware of ongoing development effort for the IBM 380s' NeoMagic > chipsets in XFree86? My lab has purchased IBM 380s, and to my chagrin, > I've only learned that XF86_SVGA doesn't support their video hardware after > the fact. > > I'd be willing to do such development myself, if I had a source for specs on > the NeoMagic chipsets; NeoMagic's web page claims they don't provide specs to > end-users. Yup, that's the problem. In particular, they want an NDA, so the XFree project is currently boycotting them. That's a pity, because it seems that all Dell laptops currently use them. Greg
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