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From: JARMOLOWSKI@esdsdf.dnet.ge.COM
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: CG6 driver question
Message-ID: <8911171636.AA04269@crdgw1.ge.com>
Date: 17 Nov 89 16:37:00 GMT
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	> Sender: kochhar@harvard.harvard.edu
	> 
	> Hi!
	> I ftp-ed over the sun CG6 driver that you put on expo;  before installing
	> it, however, i was wondering whether this driver exploits the graphics
	> board or whatever else CG6 has to speed up stuff.  The reason I ask is
	> that right now we can run the generic mit X on our sparcstations
	> without problems, basically since it seems to use /dev/fb.  Do you think
	> that with the CG6 driver, it would be faster than /dev/fb.
	> 
	> Thanks
	> 


	No. The CG6 driver treats the board as a dumb frame buffer.

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