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From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: NetBSD 0.9 and X and S3 cards
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References: <bryan.746818772@fegmania.wustl.edu>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 1993 18:23:50 GMT
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In article <bryan.746818772@fegmania.wustl.edu> bryan@fegmania.wustl.edu writes:
>I'm about to install NetBSD 0.9 on my system (486/33 DX) at home.  It
>has a GHostS3 video card (prop.local bus card with GHost motherboard).
>
>I have read about problems with XS3 and NetBSD (but no specifics).
>I have read about problems with XFree86 and NetBSD (but no specifics).
>
>All I want to know is: Will I be able to get X running on my S3 card
>with NetBSD 0.9?  [If so, with what packages/versions?]

XS3 does not run under NetBSD-0.9, it simply core-dumps no one
has been able to give me the details so far. So someone has
to take the initiative to re-compile it under NetBSD-0.9 and
sort out what the problems. Is it a big task? No.

So how about someone giving a hand ?

Now, if this was Linux -- I can tell you that XS3 would have
been running a long time ago with NetBSD-0.9.

	Happy compiling,
	Amancio
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