This driver will not run on FreeBSD most likely. It seems like the driver needs
Linux framebuffer device to run.
On 17-Aug-00 thomas r stromberg wrote:
> We're looking at buying some workstations for our network admins
> here, and dual head is a plus. We were looking at buying them from
> hardware.bsdi.com, and then today on Slashdot I saw:
>
> -----------------
> Matrox has released a beta driver for their G200/G400/G450 which
> includes support for DualHead and QuadHead (up to 4 monitors), Flat
> Panel and TV out. This driver is a beta. You can get it here and I
> mirrored it here. You'll need XFree 4.0.1 in order to use this
> driver. Please follow the readme file carefully! (the readme file
> from Matrox's FTP needs to be converted dos2unix). Note: you cannot
> use the 3D hardware acceleration on the 2nd monitor (yet).
> -----------------
>
> And of course, I was instantly happy when I saw this..
>
> Has anyone tried these drivers yet in FreeBSD? They look to be the
> OS-independant XFree86 4.0.1 modules (nothing funky like the NVIDIA
> ones). They come with some source code, but it appears to be
> wrappers around a missing HAL (?) library, though I could be wrong.
>
> Please forward any successes/failures to the list.
>
> --
> thomas r. stromberg : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> senior systems administrator : http://www.afterthought.org/
> research triangle commerce, inc. : 1.919.657.1317
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Date: 17-Aug-00
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