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From: rnestor@ti.com (Bob Nestor)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ATI Mach64 with FreeBSD
Date: 23 May 1996 14:52:18 GMT
Organization: Systems Group, Texas Instruments
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In article <31A375CD.7E4C@ccohs.ca>, w.lyons@ccohs.ca says...
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>I have tried with no success to install FreeBSD on my new pentium. This 
>system has an ATI Mach64 video card which seems to make the boot disk 
>crash. Does anyone know is FreeBSD will work with the Mach64 card?

Strange, it loads and runs fine on my Pentium with a Mach64 card.  I just 
can't figure out how to configure the *&^% thing so X runs without scattering 
partial windows all over the screen.  But then I can't get the 3Com 3C590 
driver working for my network connection either.  Compared to this getting 
NetBSD running on my Mac was a piece of cake!