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From: Neil Fowler Wright <neil@corpex.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Cirrus Logic 5446 and FreeBSD 2.1
Date: Mon, 09 Sep 1996 10:21:36 +0100
Organization: Corpex Limited
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J Wunsch wrote:
> 
> lneelen@worldonline.nl (Leon Neelen) wrote:
> 
> > I own FreeBSD 2.1 (Jan 1996) but X-windows doesn't want to work
> > with my Cirrus Logic 5446 VGA card (my former card the CL5434 gave
> > no problems).
> > Is it safe to buy FreeBSD 2.1.5 in order to get the thing going or do
> > I have to wait until  Xfree 3.2 becomes available?
> 
> FreeBSD 2.1.5 ships with the same XFree86 3.1.2 as FreeBSD 2.1 did.
> There's no newer official release from XFree86.
> 
> However, there are betas available to the public, and XFree86 3.2 is
> scheduled for October.  The CL-GD 5446 is mentioned in the 3.1.2G
> server.
The Xfree86 Beta 3.1.2G works fine for the clgd5446. Also you may want
to get the 312Glig.tgz file for the new Cards database.  the CLGD5446 is
not listed under Cirrus Logic though, so you'll have to search through
the file for it.  I think the card comes up at around No.203


Cheers, Neil