Re: [XFree86] Re: Contradictory informations about video card support

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On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 06:35:36PM -0400, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Vincent Thomasset wrote:
> 
> >Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2003 07:44:34 +0200
> >From: Vincent Thomasset <acreal@xxxxxxxxx>
> >To: XFree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Reply-To: xfree86@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >Subject: Contradictory informations about video card support
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >i own an ISA Trident TVGA8900B vga card, and i would like to know whether it is supported or not by XFree 4.2.1...
> >
> >For instance, the XF 4.2.1 Driver status page says it is on 3.3.6 AND
> >4.2.1 but below, in the summary section, it is said :
> >
> >"The following (older) chipsets are supported in 3.3.6 and *not* in 4.2.1:
> >..., TVGA8900B, ..."
> >
> >And again, the next paragraph :
> >
> >"The TVGA8900B ..., ..., are supported in both 3.3.6 and 4.2.1."
> >
> >Is this a mistake or a i missing something ?
> 
> I reported this ages ago, either in bugzilla or on the devel@ 
> list, possibly even prior to the list being public..  Don't 
> recall, but there were numerous errors/inaccuracies present.  If 
> someone can fix the docs right away, that'd be fine, however I 
> can probably track down my email/whatever of the various problems 
> I discovered and file a bug report if that would be prefered 
> instead.

That's because the docs mentioned above were fixed in 4.3.0, and the
guy above is using 4.2.1.

Alan.
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