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Date:      Tue, 30 Jan 2001 11:41:48 -0800
From:      Steven Davidson <sdn@sprintlabs.com>
To:        The Utz Family <utz@serv.net>
Cc:        Eraldo Jr <eraldo_j@yahoo.com>, freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: - i810 in fbsd4.1 RELEASE -
Message-ID:  <3A7718FC.600899E8@sprintlabs.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.02.10101301113510.45141-100000@itchy.serv.net>

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The Utz Family wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Jan 2001, Steven Davidson wrote:
>
> > Basically, two steps:
> > kldload /modules/agp.ko
> >
> > and install x11-4.0.2, from a (CVS) updated ports collection.
> >
> > Or, (maybe) simpler, install a supported video card.
> > It will save you more time than the i810 is worth.
>
> geez is it really *that* slow? are we talking 'slow' as in 'quake sux on
> it!' or slow as in 'it takes 3 seconds to pop up an xterm'?
>
> the i810e is the only chipset that i am aware of that ships in the bookPC
> form factor cases, this is a desirable form factor for me because it's
> very tiny and efficient. but it is utterly *unupgradeable* because there
> is no room for any cards in the case.
>
> i dont care in the least bit if it's an unacceptable gaming platform,
> that's not what i am buying them for. i *would* care if X isnt usable on
> it.
>
> tnx!
>
> ps. does anybody know of any duron based bookpc's yet?
>
> > Eraldo Jr wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all !
> > >
> > > How i can configure my bsd 4.1 RELEASE to use my i810
> > > Video Card ? because, in www.intel.com i find a patc
> > > to use this Video Card on linux flavors.... but is a
> > > rpm file :(
> > > what i need to do ?
> > >
> > > thanks all !
> > >
> > > Eraldo Jr
> > >

I didn't mean to suggest that the i810 is slow but rather
the effort to get it working is time-consuming.


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