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From: rhyde@uclink4.berkeley.edu (Trey)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: PCCARD's, PS2 mouse, video - Gotta love em
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 1997 17:19:28 GMT
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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I have some problems.  First of all, FreeBSD doesn't recognize my 3Com
Etherlink III 3C589C.  I tried installing the PAO, still no luck.
Ideas?  Also, I still haven't been able to get the PS/2 mouse driver
up and running. I understand I'm supposed to remove another driver in
the kernel config?  It's hell getting X-windows running with my
NeoMagic video.  I've been able to get it running at 800x600 for the
setup program only.  Once I startx then it reverts to 640x480x16.  Not
only that but it is extremeley slow! I have a 133mhz pentium with 40mb
RAM (Dell Latitude LM133ST).  Running 2.1.7 with with the PAO I got
last week.  Isn't it possible to write a more generic display driver
for XFree86 that interfaces with the video BIOS's VESA drivers?

Thanks
Trey