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From: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem with Virge chipset
Date: 30 Dec 1996 20:46:01 GMT
Organization: FreeBSD makes fun
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To: "Cyril A. Vechera" <sply@by.by>
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[Posted and mailed]

In article <3280C086.167EB0E7@veronica.etu.ru>,
	"Cyril A. Vechera" <sply@by.by> writes:
> Hi, 
> I met a problem with new videocard based Virge S3 chipset.
> 1) There are no any Virge chipset supporting in XFree86.
> 2) When I was setting it like some S3 chipset X-server said me:
> 	"Unknown S3 chipset"
> 3) And when I was trying to set it up like Generic SVGA i have got
> screen resolution 320x200 and nothing more. But ever this mode was buggy
> 
> Anybody know why doesn't XFree like my Virge chipset?
> And did you hear about X-accelerators for Virge?
> Or will you recommend me a news-group or a somehell else when I can find
> solution?

Ask the XFree86 developer, look at the Web site http://www.xfree86.org.
Or ask the people at Xinsight, the sell a fast X Server that might
support your Graphic card. http://www.xinsight.com/ if I remember right.

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