Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 13:26:41 -0600 (MDT) From: Tyson Trebesch <trebesch@mcn.net> To: Nader Turki <nturki@adelphia.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Diamond Viper II Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10009101318010.25286-100000@missouri.mcn.net> In-Reply-To: <39BBC224.FC7241A0@adelphia.net>
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I don't think this is the right list. However, I have the same problem. I traded emails with Joe Gibson at XFree86 and found out a few things: By default, the pre-compiled FreeBSD XF86_SVGA server binary does not have the Savage 2000 driver compiled into it, mostly because at the time, FreeBSD was thought to be missing come kernel magic needed to make the card function in X. The Linux binaries work fine. If you want to use it in FreeBSD 4.x, then get X and compile the SVGA server from source, I can mail you the source fix once I find it again... :-) I did this, and actually did get a server running in FreeBSD 4.0. Howerver, the mouse cursor was completely messed up, and the screen fonts were always garbled. I tried the software mouse cursor, and it was only marginally better. In short, I don't think it will work very well. If anyone out there has the Diamond Viper II AGP card and has it working well under FreeBSD, I'd be interested to know how they did it. Hope this helps, if you want to try to compile X and try it anyway, send email. Tyson N. Trebesch Microsoft: Where do you want to go today? Junior, CS - MSU Bozeman Linux: Where do you want to go tomorrow? trebesch@mcn.net BSD: Are you guys coming, or what? http://www.mcn.net/~trebesch On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Nader Turki wrote: > Hi guys, > I'm not sure if this is the right email list for my question. but you > guys always help, so i thought i'll ask you and hope one will answer me > back. > I just installed a Diamond Vipper II video card and can't get it to work > with xwindows. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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