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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:51:44 -0400
From: parv <parv_@yahoo.com>
To: Alexandre Bouchard <rolivawdaneel@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Video card sucks, problems installing X11
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this was, on the fateful occasion around Aug 31 20:32 -0400,
sent by Alexandre Bouchard                                           
>
> I am trying to install X11 on a bsd v4.3 stable
> 
> It does not work:
> 
> hardware list: ATI Mach64 AGP Onboard (IBM aptiva type 2139)
>                96 mb RAM ...blablabla
> 
> XF86Setup starts in VGA16 for the setup, it works, but once I set the video 
> card to ATI Mach64, when trying to test the server, it does not start.
> 
> I tried startx with the config even if the server was not correct, it 
> continues to piss me with: No video mode found
> 
> and it adds something like: 0:0 broken stuff
> 
> Is there known incompatibilities with my card ? :(

i used to use XFree86 3.3.x for my ati mach64 card, some mach64
driver, in ibm aptiva 2137e26 machine along w/ freebsd 3.4-release 
to 3-stable w/o any problems in svga resolution... 

sorry config file has been lost since i started using XF86 4.x for ati
rage 128 mobility chip.


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