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From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Adrian Saidac <adrian.saidac@sun.com>
Subject: RE: Video drivers
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On 31-Dec-2002 Adrian Saidac wrote:
> To whom it may concern
> 
> What is the big secret with the video adapters supported by FreeBSD 
> (i386) ???
> 
> There is no entry or even a hint what are the supported Video cards
> Could some one tell us where this Gold info could be !?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Adrian Saidac

For a text console, FreeBSD supports any VGA-compatible adapter.
If you want to run X, then you will need to consult XFree86's
list of supported adapters at http://www.XFree86.org

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