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Date:      Mon, 18 Jun 2001 20:53:00 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Cc:        "Crespo, Ramon" <IMCEAEX-_O=STIS_OU=STIS_CN=RECIPIENTS_CN=RCRESPO@STIS.com>, "'freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: XF86 4.x on FreeBSD/Alpha
Message-ID:  <15150.41580.737389.512005@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <20010619001254.F2135@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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Wilko Bulte writes:

 > > DEC 21052_AB in my Miata GL ..  also is there any chance to compile 4.1.x
 > > from scratch out of ports or something. I'll get started on a webpage with

Yes.  Make sure to cvsup the latest ports -- I fixed an alpha-only
compile problem roughly 1 week ago.

 > > some info as soon as I get this resolved so we can point users to it. Is
 > > there an FAQ of some sort ? I feel bad crowding everyone's mailbox with my
 > > all my little problems. 
 > 
 > Problem is that TGA cards are not yet supported as console devices
 > so you will be driving blind (I guess) while X has not yet [been] started.

No, the lack of console driver only affects the 8-plane cards.  The 3d
Powerstorm cards have the cirrus logic VGA chip on it, so it "just
works" for a console -- he's probably using it right now.

Drew

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