Using XF86_SVGA with ET4000/W32 and ET6000 cards

Information for W32 and ET6000 Chipset Users : Using `XF86_SVGA` with ET4000/W32 and ET6000 cards
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## 5. Using `XF86_SVGA` with ET4000/W32 and ET6000 cards

Starting with XFree86-3.2A, the SVGA server uses the new XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA). With this technology XF86_SVGA is at least as fast if not faster than the XF86_W32 with the same hardware. Additionally, it supports higher color depths with some cards. On the downside, some special RAMDACs and clock chips that are supported in XF86_W32 for W32 cards are not supported in the SVGA server at this point.

If the SVGA server does not give a picture with your W32 card try the following:

- Put Option "slow_dram" in the Device Section.
- Put Option "pci_burst_off" in the Device Section.
- Put Option "w32_interleave_off" in the Device Section.
- Put Option "no_accel" in the Device Section.
- Cold-boot your machine. Sometimes it is even necessary to physically turn of the power for the W32 chip to get in a sane state again. Do not run anything that messes with the video hardware, including other X servers, before running `XF86_SVGA`.

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