Date: Sat, 6 Sep 1997 16:42:45 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> Cc: Rick Afonso <rafonso@global.co.za>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Drivers for NeoMagic graphics card for X-Windows Message-ID: <19970906164245.54351@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905220412.7395R-100000@localhost>; from Doug White on Fri, Sep 05, 1997 at 10:05:02PM -0700 References: <199709031406.QAA29820@mail.global.co.za> <Pine.BSF.3.96.970905220412.7395R-100000@localhost>
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On Fri, Sep 05, 1997 at 10:05:02PM -0700, Doug White wrote: > On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, Rick Afonso wrote: > >> Hi there >> >> I have a notebook computer, with a NeoMagic MagicGraph 128ZV graphics >> card. I would like to use FreeBSD and X-Windows on my notebook. Does >> FreeBSD have support for the NeoMagic graphics cards for X-Windows ? > > More correctly, does XFree86 have support for the NeoMagic cards? > > The answer is no -- NeoMagic wants an NDA and XFree can't do that. > >> Apparently Xi Graphics have a driver set which supports this card, my >> problem is that I can't afford to spend $150 ~= R750 in South Africa >> for this software. Also My notebook is three weeks old - I cannot >> have it replaced nor can I afford another one. > > That is your option for X -- or run 320x200x16. I believe all display boards run 640x480x4. Greg
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