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- From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat)
- Subject: Re: XFree support for ATI Ultra Pro?
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:02:38 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.160238.16605@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- References: <1992Nov19.193044.26421@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> <By1BMt.HI2@space.physics.uiowa.edu>
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- In article <By1BMt.HI2@space.physics.uiowa.edu> ljg@space.physics.uiowa.edu (Larry Granroth) writes:
- > In article <BxyysH.B66@ns1.nodak.edu> grosen@isc.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu (Johannes Grosen) writes:
- > >
- > > The XFree FAQ says that the ATI Ultra (8514a) card is *not* supported
- > > in XFree86 yet I am certain that I have seen references to it by
- > > people who are successfully using it (Gateway machines). Can anyone
- > > confirm or deny this?
- > >
- >
- > Attached is the Xconfig file I use with XFree86 to run on a Gateway 2000
- > with an ATI Ultra Pro. The 1024x768 mode isn't quite right yet, but
- > I find that panning around the 1024x1024 virtual screen in an 800x600
- > display mode is fairly easy to deal with.
- >
- > (If anyone has better clock or mode info, please let me know!)
- >
- > larry-granroth@uiowa.edu
- >
-
- Unless you are using either the Linux or 386BSD 8514 servers, you are only
- using the SVGA chipset on your card. As I stated previously, these servers
- are not part of XFree86. XFree86 does support the ATI SVGA chipset, but
- buying an Ultra to use with XFree86 is sort of like putting an outboard
- motor on a Porsche 928.
-
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