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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!wupost!uunet!noc.near.net!lynx!random.ccs.northeastern.edu!news From: jtsilla@damon.ccs.northeastern.edu (James Tsillas) Subject: Re: [386BSD] Xfree and Diamond Speedstar 24X In-Reply-To: pmartin@eniac.san.uc.edu's message of Wed, 2 Dec 1992 01: 57:57 GMT Message-ID: <JTSILLA.92Dec1233950@damon.ccs.northeastern.edu> Sender: news@random.ccs.northeastern.edu Nntp-Posting-Host: damon.ccs.northeastern.edu Organization: Northeastern University, Boston, MA References: <ByM04L.1v0@ucunix.san.uc.edu> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1992 04:39:50 GMT Lines: 20 Paul, the problem is that Xfree86 does not support any Diamond card designed after the Diamond Speedstar+. This is due to an unusual policy (among SVGA vendors) of Diamond to keep from submitting technical details on programming the clock synthesizer without a non-disclosure agreement. Since XFree86 is distributed in source form this won't work. Until Diamond changes it's policies XFree86 will ignore their products and concentrate on other vendor's products for which the source can be distributed without any question. Xfree86 encourages people wishing to use the server on Diamond products to call their local sales representative and ask for a programmers guide. -Jim. -- *** James Tsillas jtsilla@damon.ccs.northeastern.edu *** *** Work: (508)898-2800, Home: (617)641-0513 *** *** "He is after me. Jim is after him." *** *** - Hop on Pop, Dr. Seuss ***