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From: mld@netcom.com (Matthew Deter)
Subject: XFree-2.0 & ATI Ultra
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Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 07:42:10 GMT
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Has anyone out there managed to get XFree2.0 working with the ATI
Ultra card?  (NOT the ATI Ultra Plus or Ultra Pro, but the vailla 1
Meg Ultra)  When I try "startx" my monitor (NEC 4FG) switches modes
and then the server dies (fatal error -- no real explanation other
than the usual "broken pipe" message).

I am trying to get the Ultra working with either the ATI accelerated
driver (1024x768 non-interlace) or 8514/A (also 1024x768
non-interlace).  Has anyone done this?  Or do I have to settle for
640x480 VGA?  (I'd really rather not do that....)

BTW, I am running FreeBSD 1.0.

Thanks...

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