Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 10:49:19 -0800 (PST) From: "Eric J. Schwertfeger" <ejs@bfd.com> To: =?KOI8-R?B?4c7E0sXKIP7F0s7P1w==?= <ache@nagual.ru> Cc: "Vnotchenko S.S." <sergey@extech.msk.su>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [H] Optimal computer for FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970226104146.602A-100000@harlie.bfd.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970226211139.514A-100000@nagual.ru>
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On Wed, 26 Feb 1997, [KOI8-R] Андрей Чернов wrote: > On Tue, 25 Feb 1997, Eric J. Schwertfeger wrote: > > > Video depends on what you want to use the computer for. If it's an X > > workstation, look for one of the good accellerated chipsets. Stay away > > from the S3 Virge chipset if you want to use truecolor (for java, etc), > > because the XFree Virge drivers are still under development. If this is > > only going to be a server sitting at the console most of the time, Just > > about anything will work well. > > Could you provide more details please, what wrong with Virge/VX driver > now? What Xfree86 version you mean? The latest alpha driver (XF32A) available to non-betatesters from XFree. XF32 won't do truecolor with either Virge chipset, and has a few quirks that I haven't noticed, and only know about because they're mentioned in the XF32A release notes. Also, it sounds like the Virge driver works better with the Virge than with the Virge/VX.. XF32A will do packed (24 bit) truecolor on the Virge, but not the Virge/VX, and some problems are reported with certain applications. I haven't installed XF32A yet, though I want to to get truecolor (for Java development), but supposedly Netscape has problems with the truecolor mode of the Virge driver in XF32A. Most of this info is all available in the readmes and other documentation on www.xfree86.org, Though I don't know if the XF32A readmes are available on their web server.
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