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From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions,comp.windows.x.i386unix,comp.os.386bsd.misc
Subject: Re: XFree86 2.0 with NetBSD 0.9exits with system messed up.
Date: 18 Nov 1993 21:20:29 GMT
Organization: SOCS, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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In article <CGp8qA.n42@dragon.dsh.org>,
Gary D. Duzan <gary@dragon.dsh.org> wrote:
>
>   I have the exact same symptoms. I am using Digital's S3-928/bt485
>card with XF86_S3 and the following settings:

	This is a problem that a couple of people have reported, and tht
	I have seen once or twice (not usually) depending on
	whether or not  Madonna was clothed at the time, or something
	equally algorithmic.

	I suppose it'll get looked into with a little more seriousness
	in the near future provided the bug can be reprodcued.

	The questions here are though:

	1. Is the machine still up and going, or is the WHOLE thing
	locked up? (If you have a terminal connected, is it still useful/
	usable?)
	2. If not, has twm exited yet?
	

>   Also, I would really like to be able to use >85 clocks since I have
>2MB VRAM and a monitor that will do 1280x1024NI @ 72Hz.

	You have several options here:

	1. Wait until the people volunteering their time get around to
	implementing and releasing the pixel multiplexing code that
	does this and allows you to use the higher clocks.

	2. implement said pixel-multiplexing code yourself.

	3. get the code for the XServer and remove the limit, which will
	then allow you to use whatever clock speeds you want to.  Of 
	course, you risk irreparable damage to your card (ie, completely
	trashing the thing to the point of uselessness), but some
	people don't seem to mind this too much.



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