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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.misc,comp.windows.x.i386unix
Subject: Re: Orchid F1280+ or KFC 15" monitor
Date: 9 Nov 1993 04:13:57 GMT
Organization: Weber State University, Ogden, UT
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In article <CG6Gwr.K1o@aib.com> dwex@aib.com (David E. Wexelblat) writes:
>>Has to do with mapping the memory and writing to it directly, while assuming
>>a particular memory layout.  I had the same problem; make sure you are using
>>a recent XS3, or use the XS3 support in XFree86 2.0 (it's also Amancio's
>>code, with minor changes).
>>
>
>Can't let this go by - the S3 support in XFree86 2.0 is almost completely
>new.  There is at MOST 1-200 lines of Amancio's code left.  EVERYTHING
>was basically redone from scratch by Jon Tombs, with some latecomer additions
>from me and David Dawes.  So in essence XF86_S3 is a completely new server.

Oops; sorry.

It turns out that the code being used was XF86_S3 in any case.  I gave a
couple of pointers, but expect a bug report from the original poster...


					Terry Lambert
					terry@cs.weber.edu
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