Date: Thu, 09 May 1996 09:44:26 +0100 From: Paul Walsh <paul@nation-net.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sorry another Mach64 Q Message-ID: <3191B06A.A43@nation-net.com> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960508194320.9054H-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
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Doug White wrote: > > On Wed, 8 May 1996, Paul Walsh wrote: > > ATI Graphics pro turbo + 16Mb ram. > > Does the 12Mb limit still apply ? Is there any hope for X with this > > card? > > Don't know what you're talking about. > Hi. I tried to get X working using the Mach64 server, but failed. Then I saw this FAQ ( and a similar comment at FreeBSD.org )... Q.F18- ISA-bus Mach64 cards The current version of the server needs to map the video memory aperture into the system's address space. Since this requires 4MB of address space and since ISA bus systems can only address a maximum of 16MB, the Mach64 server can not be used on systems with more that 12MB of RAM. See the Mach64 README files for more information regarding the current capabilities of the server. Full support for ISA Mach64 cards is planned for the next release. In the mean time, the SVGA server can be used instead. ... If I've got the wrong end of the stick then fair enough. In the meantime I'm going to try and use the SVGA server as it suggests. Cheers, Paul Walsh
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