Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 03:28:36 -0400 From: David Banning <david@skytrackercanada.com> To: Jim Freeze <jfreeze@freebsdportal.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Need help with XFree86, 4.3R and ATI Rage XL card (fwd) Message-ID: <20010916032835.A6396@sympatico.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0109160041090.4694-100000@CI590846-B.lxintn1.ky.home.com>; from jfreeze@freebsdportal.com on Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 12:41:23AM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0109160041090.4694-100000@CI590846-B.lxintn1.ky.home.com>
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On Sun, Sep 16, 2001 at 12:41:23AM -0400, Jim Freeze wrote: > Hi > > Can some kind soul help through my XFree86 battles. > I have 4.3R and just purchased an ATI Rage XL video card. > I checked the XFree86 video card compatability list > when I bought this card. It said that it worked with the > Mach64 accelerated driver. > > After running XF86Setup, it cannot start the xserver. > It complained about "extmod", so I added that, but > it did not help. > > Does someone have this card working. A good XF86Config > file would be nice. Jim, I bought this card as you did and found many people who had a great deal of trouble getting it working, including I might add, me. I know it shows as being supported in XFree86 >4 but I think someone goofed. If you have the patience, I expect it will be working eventually. I spoke to one guy who is working on it. I ended up returning it and getting something else. Sorry I couldn't be of any more assistance. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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