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Redirected to comp.os.386bsd.questions, as well - just in case
some other poor novice like myself runs into the same problem...

I have another question:

I got xview3 from cc.purdue.edu and it is AWESOME (the 386bsd version).
Now I want to get cmdtool for it...  any pointers to an ftp site with
the compiled binary would be MUCHO appreciated!


David Dawes (dawes@physics.su.OZ.AU) wrote:
: In article <C2rJ8I.1Jo@unix.portal.com> mykes@shell.portal.com (mike myke schwartz) writes:
: >I am using the patchkit kernel on a Dell 486D/50, which has a built-in
: >WD 90C31 SVGA with direct 32-bit access to the chip's memory.  XFree86
: >identifies it as a PVGA1 but does not show any dot clock matching any
: >of the entries in the modeDB.txt file or the supplied sample Xconfig.
: >My monitor is a ViewSonic 7, and I tried making my own Clock entry
: >in the vga256 section of Xconfig to match the dotclocks printed by
: >X386 and the ViewSonic 7 entry in modeDB.txt.  I added the modeDB.txt
: >entry in the appropriate place in Xconfig.  I get a 1024x768x256 mode
: >to happen, but the picture is VERY unstable, flickers a lot, etc.  And
: >I have been tweaking the numbers in the table for a couple of days now.
: >If anyone has a suggestion or working entry, I am all ears (like perot :)

: Can you mail me the list of clocks detected by the server?

VGA256: clocks: 25.2 28.3 31.6 36.1 25.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

: There are a few patches around for the pvga1 driver claiming to make it
: work better (or at all?) with the WD90C31.  At the moment, the only
: things stopping them being included are some testing and some code
: in the Probe() routine to distinguish the 90C31 from the other chipsets
: supported by the pvga1 driver.  If anyone can help with this, please
: send mail to <xfree86@physics.su.oz.au>.

I live very close to western digital in Mountain View and can call and
ask them any questions you need answered... Reply via e-mail with any
info I can get for you!


: David
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