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Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 18:48:33 +0200
From: Thierry Herbelot <thierry.herbelot@alcatel.fr>
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To: lcru <lcruz@technologist.com>
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Subject: Re: Video and Sound Card on Intel Machine
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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
> 
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