Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 18:48:33 +0200 From: Thierry Herbelot <thierry.herbelot@alcatel.fr> To: lcru <lcruz@technologist.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Video and Sound Card on Intel Machine Message-ID: <37A5CBE1.B93CE773@alcatel.fr> References: <37CD3031.35C6DF85@technologist.com>
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Don't bother with Linux ! The SVGA X server available with FreeBSD3.2 (XFree86 Rel 3.3.3.1) has also support for NVidia boards. (you can add it to your machine with /stand/sysinstal -> configure / Xserver) TfH lcru wrote: > > Hello, > > I am definitely a zero when it comes to FreeBSD. I am thinking of > installing it on my PC. > > My problem are the following. > > 1. My video card is Riva TNT2 chip from nvidia. Their XSVGA server runs > well on Linux and it is installed on my machine. This is a Xfree86 > implementation. What do I do or should watch out if I install FreeBSD > with this video card. Can I just simply run their install script? or > install it? Parts of it is in RPM , parts in tar.gz format. > > 2. I have a source for the driver of my sound card CMI8338 for Linux. > Should I just simply compile it in FreeBSD? > > TIA for your clarifications, > > Lito > > 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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