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Date:      Sun, 2 May 1999 11:36:19 -0700
From:      "William" <wwoods@cybcon.com>
To:        "Doug Rabson" <dfr@nlsystems.com>
Cc:        "FreeBSD Alpha" <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Compiling XFree on an alpha..
Message-ID:  <199905021837.LAA18124@mail.cybcon.com>

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Well, I have the SVGA server but I go to use it and the screen is all
messed up, I think it is something to do with the refresh rate, but I am
not sure.

William

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> From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
> To: William Woods <wwoods@cybcon.com>
> Cc: FreeBSD Alpha <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org>
> Subject: RE: Compiling XFree on an alpha..
> Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 11:05 AM
> 
> On Sat, 1 May 1999, William Woods wrote:
> 
> > Hmmm...I havent been able to find XF86Setup anywhere I had a friend
running
> > FreebSD on Linux, and thinking it was a script, I borrowed his and
useing
> > pico to look at it it is  a binary.....
> > 
> > So, I assume a couple things here:
> > 
> > VGA server does not work on Alpha yet
> > XF86Setup uses VGA server, therefore, is not avaliable on Alpha yet.
> > 
> > 
> > BTW, I got your config file...I just need to determine what to tweak to
make
> > it work for me.
> 
> It ought to work unchanged if you have the XF86_SVGA server.
> 
> --
> Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
> Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037
> 


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