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>XFree86 on Trident Providia 9685</H3><p><strong>From Simon Zlachevsky on 13 Jul 1998
in the</strong>
<a href="news:comp.unix.questions">comp.unix.questions</a>
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<p><strong>Hi, kind of linux guru,
I was tring to configure my X window manager for
about two weeks using XFree86, but i didn't get results....
I have a trident providia 9685 vga card, and a view sonic E51 monitor,
any advice?
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<p><strong>I also download the latest version of xfree86 and ipgrade my own but
still without results, so any advice?, hint?, tip? or such
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Simon Zlachevsky
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<BLOCKQUOTE><IMG SRC="../gx/dennis/bbub.gif" ALT="(!)" width="50" height="28" border="0" lign="bottom"
>Technically you don't configure your window manager for the
video card, you configure the X server for the combination
of video card and monitor that you have, then you configure
the window manager to suit your prefences within any constraints
imposed by you X server (and the underlying hardware).
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<blockquote>This card is listed as "supported" by recent versions of
XFree86 (though the support is listed as "limited" or
"not maintained). It's also been listed on the
"<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/">Red Hat</A> Linux Hardware Compatibility List for Intel"
(<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/intel/rh42-hardware-intel-10.html"
>http://www.redhat.com/support/docs/rhl/intel/rh42-hardware-intel-10.html</A>)
since at least version 4.2.
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<blockquote>You don't give any clue as to what the problem is or
what steps you've taken. Also, as I've pointed out many
times I'm not much of an eXpert. I'm sorry that the
XFree86 crew doesn't have an "answer" crew of their own
--- but you should at least read throught their FAQ
at: <A HREF="http://www.xfree86.org">http://www.xfree86.org</A>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>Unfortunately there don't even appear to be any vendors
providing commercial technical support for XFree86. That
might be subsumed in some of the vendors that will sell
you support for Linux (I would think it would).
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<blockquote>You can also read through the LDP "XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO"
by Eric S. Raymond
(<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO.html"
>http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO.html</A>)
and the more general: XFree86 HOWTO
(<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO.html"
>http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO.html</A>).
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