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Date:      Wed, 6 Dec 2000 13:54:47 -0500 (EST)
From:      Tim McMillen <timcm@umich.edu>
To:        Nader Turki <nturki@adelphia.net>
Cc:        mattb@finsyn.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: TNT2
Message-ID:  <Pine.SOL.4.10.10012061348030.2082-100000@qix.gpcc.itd.umich.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3A2E8661.2EBD205@adelphia.net>

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Superprobe doesn't always work even for some cards that do work with
XFree86.  

On Wed, 6 Dec 2000, Nader Turki wrote:
> I tried 3 diff TNT2 cards. Right now I have a Diamond VIPER V770.
> Many say it should work fine. But I keep getting an error. I got the same
> error with the 3 diff TNT2 cards.
> The error says:
> 
> SuperProb: KDENABIO failed
> SuperProbe: Cannot open video

Do you get this error when trying XFree86 setup?  I think that would be
strange.

> I mean could it be something else that causing the problem? other than the
> video card? could it be the motherboard maybe?
> 
> I can't even try to setup XFree86 from /stand/sysinstall :(
> It fails!

Did you try Xfree86 configure, the text based program to get x working?
That supposedly works sometimes when the graphical setup program does not.

						Tim

> Thanks,
> 
>     --Nader
> 
> Matt Bettinger wrote:
> 
> > I have the card and it works fine with free86 and metroX.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Nader Turki
> > Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 3:07 PM
> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > Subject: TNT2
> >
> > Hello guys,
> > Is there anybody using Viper V770 Standard 32mb AGP Video card? it's a
> > (NVIDIA RIVA TNT2)
> > I just wanted to check before I buy it. 'cause I had a TNT2 card before
> > and I used to get errors whenever trying to startx.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >     -Nader
> >
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