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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.setup,comp.os.linux.x,comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.windows.x,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Help! ATI 3D Xpression+PS2TV & XFree 3.1.2G
Message-ID: <328BC1D1.11996908@nmaa.org>
From: "Linh C. Nguyen" <lnguyen@nmaa.org>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 20:05:21 -0500
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Gifka Sovereign wrote:
> 
> In article <327dd5b2.2981847@news.alt.net>, chaz@alt.net says...
> >
> >Help! I have the ATI 3D Xpression+ PC2TV Video Card, and I can't get
> >it running under XFree 3.1.2G. I have the 4 Mb card and have tried
> >both the Mach64 & the SVGA servers. I have a p120/72 RAM. I read abou
> >the inability to use the Mach64 driver on a computer with more than 16
> >Mb RAM, so I've tried to now use the SVGA server, even with 1 Mb. Is
> >there any way to get it working? Thanks.
> 
>   You should install XFree86 3.2 and try the new Mach64 Xserver.  As to the
> inability of the Mach64 Xserver to run on a computer with more than 16MB of
> RAM, this is only true for ISA version of the graphics card.  For the PCI and
> VLB version of the video cards, you shouldn't have any problem.


Are you sure the XFree86 3.2 supports ATI 3D Xpression+ PC2TV ??
This board has a 3D RAGE II chip, it differs from the Mach64 Chip??

Sure about that?? I need to know because I am interested in buying one??


Thanks
-- 
Linh C. Nguyen

lnguyen@nmaa.org
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