Ok, sorry for the bad post last time here is better info
XFree has acquired (been given) code from a variety of sources. See
http://www.xfree86.org/majcontrib.html for details. The excerpt relevant
to the current discussion is.
Red Hat and Precision Insight are providing Linux binary-only X servers
for some new video hardware (this
currently includes the Intel i740 and a range of NeoMagic chipsets). Where
possible these servers will be
integrated into the next XFree86 source release. The NeoMagic driver is
the first of these to be integrated,
and it is available (with source) in XFree86 3.3.3. Information about
these servers can be found at:
http://www.precisioninsight.com/products.html.
Note: None of these X servers are supported by The XFree86 Project. Please
direct all support questions or
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The offical term for Xfree "helpers" is sponsors
http://www.xfree86.org/sponsors.html
Amoung these is ATI technologies. Note neomagic is not listed, and I
believe in general not helpful. I think the drivers were developed with a
lot of reverse engineering. Which is why I specifically bought a I7K not
an I3.xK or a Latitude.
"The punishment which the wise suffer, who refuse to take part in
government, is to live under the government of worse men." Plato
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On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Peter Bailey wrote:
>
> On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Justin Scott Shriver wrote:
>
> > > Well said and agreed Brian. By the way...is the Neomagic Chipset for all
> > > neomagic cards now being supported by XF86 naturally, or is
> > > XBF/MetroX/AccelX still a necessity to support the NeoMagic?
> > >
> > Two quick things. One for I7K owners the Neomagic chipset is irrelevant,
> > we have an ATI chipset. Ironically, the neomagic chip set (for which
> > specifications are not readily available has a developed set of drivers.
>
> Weren't they supposed to release the specifications as soon as the
> new version of X was available or something? I'm not sure why, but that's
> what I read somewhere. Why haven't they done something with the svgalib
> or -- hehe -- SVGATextMode yet? I'm dead set on having my console
> displayed at 1024x768 unstretched rather than 320x200 or 160x100 stretched
> to 1024x768 as I find the display is only capable of that resolution
> regardless of what it is trying to display.
>
> > If I remember correctly they shipped with redhat for a while, then the
> > developers handed them over to xfree). ATI is apparently Linux
> > friendly, and lists as a member, or whatever they are called, in the
> > Xfree site. Sorry for the lack of specificity, I am on a slow home
> > connection now so extensive web browsing is out.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brian Stempel
> > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> [snip]
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