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From: "Cyril A. Vechera" <sply@by.by>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Problem with Virge chipset
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 1996 16:44:54 +0000
Organization: ETU
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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?
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