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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!mips!mips!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr) Subject: Re: X386 for 386BSD Message-ID: <a1!nphq.hasty@netcom.com> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 18:54:02 GMT Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest) References: <1992Aug15.194128.1184@umbc3.umbc.edu> <1992Aug19.151716.15923@autelca.ascom.ch> Lines: 38 In article <1992Aug19.151716.15923@autelca.ascom.ch> nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch (Norbert Bladt) writes: >ac999a15@umbc5.umbc.edu (ac999a15) writes: > >> I have a Diamond stealth graphics card which I don't believe is supported >>for X386 yet. Could someone tell me if it would be possible to configure >>X386 to run in standard VGA mode, and if it is how? >Me too. I will get an EISA-S3 VGA board next week. I hope there is no >no difference in the Video RAM access for EISA and ISA, except the speed :-) > >Thanks in advance, > >Norbert. >-- >Norbert Bladt, Ascom Autelca AG, Worbstr. 201, CH-3073 Guemligen, Switzerland >Phone: +41 31 999 65 52 FAX: +41 31 999 65 44 >Mail: nbladt@autelca.ascom.ch UUCP: ..!uunet!mcsun!chsun!hslrswi!aut!nbladt In attempting to write the X11R5 device driver for the Diamond Stealth, I am running into a brick-wall. The problem and a well known problem is that Diamond chose to use a propieratory mechanism for setting the clock They promised to deliver the information to me but till I don't see I will remain skeptical. Due to the clock feature, other X11R5 programmers experience with the S3 chipset, have recommended using the Orchid or Farenhiet S3 based cards. Diamond may release all the information on how to program their cards. there is a good possibility for this as some postings have indicated Diamond's intentions. My concern is if they do, then when will I get the information? >From my point of view, If don't get my information by this friday I will be more than happy to take the card back and get something like an Orchid S3 based card. Hope this helps, Amancio Hasty