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- From: dwex@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (david.e.wexelblat)
- Subject: Re: Xfree, X8514, and the ATI Ultra Pro
- Organization: AT&T
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 15:55:25 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.155525.20478@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
- References: <FILO.93Jan22045848@doc.cc.utexas.edu>
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- In article <FILO.93Jan22045848@doc.cc.utexas.edu> filo@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (John Filo) writes:
- > Hi,
- >
- > I'm running Linux with Xfree and an ATI Ultra Pro on a Gateway Local Bus
- > machine with no problems at all, which is causing me a bit of confusion.
- > I know I shouldn't complain, since it works,
- > but based on everything I've read, it shouldn't work.
- >
- > According to the FAQ, Xfree does not currently support 8514, and hence
- > should not work with the ATI Ultra Pro. The FAQ recommends that you use
- > X8514 instead. The problem I'm having is that Xfree works fine with my
- > machine, and when I try to get X8514 to run, it complains that my monitor
- > is not an 8514 monitor. So I have a few questions:
- >
- > o Has 8514 support been added to Xfree, but not to the FAQ?
-
- No. The Ultra has both the 8514 and SVGA chipsets. XFree86 has support
- for the ATI SVGA, so that's what you're getting.
-
- > o If not, and if I ever figure out how to get X8514 to run,
- > can I expect improved performance due to the fact that
- > Xfree isn't taking full advantage of the ATI board?
-
- Dramatically.
-
- >
- > Thanks,
- > John Filo
- > filo@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
-
- At some point (don't ask me when) the functionality of XS3 and X8514 will
- be fully merged with XFree86. A large group of people from several
- disjoint development groups are coming together to get this done. As
- many (most?) of these people are students, I expect that things will be
- slow until summer (this is what we witnessed last year).
-
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