Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 05:27:00 GMT From: Brent Rector <brent@justbrent.net> To: Keith Spencer <bsd2000au@yahoo.com.au>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: can I install a trident card in my 815 Intel machine for X ? Message-ID: <20010530.5270044@cr565151-a.vc.shawcable.net> In-Reply-To: <20010530052204.11338.qmail@web12005.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010530052204.11338.qmail@web12005.mail.yahoo.com>
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Keith, Please see below.... ;) > Hi all, > just another of my thousands of questions! You are all > very patient with me. Thanks > I have an 815 chipset celeron machine with FBSD 4.2 > and I want to install X windows...it seems near > impossible if not very problematic according to this > list. > I have a Trident TGUI9440 card handy! maybe I am > better off installing it in the machine and trying to > install X? Now for my questions. Better to be > fore-armed. > a) If I insert the card will the CMOS have to be > changed? No. > b) If I install X will it be able to detect the > trident card ok and present few hassles.. Should be fairly easy for install. For a start point just use the SVGA=20= generic install > c) Anything else or traps I should be aware of? None that I can think ok. > Many thanks > Keith >=20 ________________________________________________________________________= __ ___ > http://messenger.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Messenger > - Voice chat, mail alerts, stock quotes and favourite news and lots mo= re! > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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