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Path: sserve!manuel!munnari.oz.au!uunet!decwrl!csus.edu!netcom.com!hasty
From: hasty@netcom.com (Amancio Hasty Jr)
Subject: Re: X for 386 bsd
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Date: Fri, 04 Sep 92 02:07:04 GMT
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In article <1992Sep1.181204.5986@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> tgt@neon.ecn.purdue.edu (Conan the Librarian) writes:
>Could someone please give me an update on using X386 with alternate
>video configuration (specifically, with an ATI Graphics Ultra "8514a" card).
>I am extremely eager to try X386 out!  How soon before this is possible?
>
>Thanks.
>
>-tom
>--
Currently, there is no support for the 8514 under X for 386BSD.

The good news is that there is a driver under Linux.
I am willing to help out but I don't have an 8514.
So if you the X sources and are willing to hack,
send me e-mail.


>Tom Tobin				UUCP:     pur-ee!tgt	
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