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  <H2><A NAME="5"></A>5. Using <code>XF86_SVGA</code> with ET4000/W32 and ET6000 cards </H2>
<p>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.</p>
<p>If the SVGA server does not give a picture with your W32 card try the
following:</p>
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<li>Put Option "slow_dram" in the Device Section.</li>
<li>Put Option "pci_burst_off" in the Device Section.</li>
<li>Put Option "w32_interleave_off" in the Device Section.</li>
<li>Put Option "no_accel" in the Device Section.</li>
<li>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 <code>XF86_SVGA</code>.</li>
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