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From: Duane Ellison <duane@qnet.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Matrox Mystique work with FreeBSD?
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 20:24:34 -0800
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I am using a 4mb Mystique in my 2.1.6 configurating using the XInside
server and it is working great!  Actually this cludge of a machine (AMB
486DX4-133, 32MB RAM, 730MB WD & 1GB WD HD) runs 2.1.6 with X (including
the CDE also from XInside) better than it runs Windows 95.

Duane...

Evren Sel Cakir wrote:
> 
> Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> >
> > Mark Schlegel wrote:
> > > supported in os/2 (which I will run too).  The mystique
> > > seems to be very similar to the millenium driver-wise,
> > > does FreeBSD support the Mystique as well as the Millenium?
> >
> > Nope, I'm afraid that XFree86 does not yet support the Mystique.  It's
> > definitely planned, but not available yet. :(
> > --
> > - Jordan Hubbard
> 
> That might answer a question I had but I'm not sure. I've got a Cyrix
> P166+ with 24mb ram and a Mystique with 4mb. I installed FreeBSD and now
> when the bootmanager comes up and I choose BSD it starts to load and
> then reboots. Is this because of my Mystique?
> 
> Also, is it possible to run FreeBSD in lower video mode with the
> Mystique instead? Howabout without the windowing system?
> 
> Do you have any information about when the patch might be available?
> 
> Thanks, esc