Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 13:27:33 +0200 From: "Jose M. Alcaide" <jose@we.lc.ehu.es> To: Jay Kuri <jay@oneway.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Dell Inspiron Message-ID: <37CD0DA5.EBCE9B63@we.lc.ehu.es> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908121131500.3484-100000@daedal.oneway.com>
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Jay Kuri wrote:
>
> I have FreeBSD running on the Dell Inspiron I7k 15" display.
>
> It was an adventure, but it works fine.
>
> ...
>
> The current X server does not support the ATI Rage Mobility-P that the
> Dell Inspiron 7000 uses. But I have hacked up the X11R6.4 Mach64 server
> for use with this card. It seems to work fine. You can get the hacked-up
> binary at:
>
Hello,
I am considering the purchase of a Dell Inspiron 7000, and I am also
worried about XFree86 and the ATI Rage LT. You said that the current
version (3.3.3.1) does not support that chipset; however, the
README for ATI cards says:
Mach64 series: 88800GX-C, 88800GX-D, 88800GX-E, 88800GX-F, 88800CX,
264CT, 264ET, 264VT, 264GT (3D Rage), 264VT-B, 264VT3,
264VT4, 264GT-B (3D Rage II), 264GTIIc (3D Rage IIc),
264GT3 (3D Rage Pro), 264LT (3D Rage LT), 264LTPro
(3D Rage LT Pro)
The Inspiron 7000's specifications describe the video adapter as
a "standard ATI Rage LT Pro", and also as a "ATI Rage Mobility-P".
Are these adapters the same? If indeed they are, then, shouldn't they
be directly supported by XFree86 3.3.3.1?
Cheers,
-- JMA
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