Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 18:12:39 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Douglas A Troy <troyda@muohio.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: video support Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951129180744.11195C-100000@espresso.eng.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <9511281510.AA24181@phoenix.sas.muohio.edu>
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On Tue, 28 Nov 1995, Douglas A Troy wrote:
> Hello,
> I'm considering running FreeBSD and I want to specify a system on which
> to run it. I'm considering a Pentium-based PC from Micron.
> In the release notes for verson 2.1, I don't see any info on
> supported video cards. Where can I find info on this?
> Thanks,
> Doug Troy
>
That's because the single major video application, which is X, isn't part
of FReeBSD, directly. We get it from the XFree86 consortium, and some of
their members are FreeBSD'ers, too. Here's an excerpt from the XFree86
man page, listing the config files (just a portion):
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_SVGA The color SVGA X server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_Mono The monochrome X server for
VGA and other mono cards
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_S3 The accelerated S3 X server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_Mach8 The accelerated Mach8 X
server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_Mach32 The accelerated Mach32 X
server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_Mach64 The accelerated Mach64 X
server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_P9000 The accelerated P9000 X
server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_AGX The accelerated AGX X server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_W32 The accelerated ET4000/W32 X
server
<XRoot>/bin/XF86_8514 The accelerated 8514/A X
server
Is this some help? There is lots more info available, in the man pages
and the XFree86 docs.
>
> Dr. Douglas Troy
> Associate Professor
> Systems Analysis Department
> Miami University
> Oxford, OH 45056
> USA
> (513) 529 5934
> fax (513) 529 1524
> troyda@muohio.edu
>
>
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