From: Tom Flynn (flynnt++at++cthulhu.engr.sgi.com)
Date: 06/07/2000 10:31:09
On Wed, 7 Jun 2000, wackode .....! wrote:
> Hello list:
>
> I have two computers with linux redhat 6.2, one of them is a lapltop toshiba
> satellite 2540CDS which is using a video card S3 Virge MX with 2Mb, the
> other one is a desktop pc with a Triden 8400 AGP and 8Mb, but they aren´t
> supported by XFree86 (Ver 3.3.6-20), I only can get 640X480 in 16bit mode.
The ViRGE MX is supported by the XF86_SVGA server. You'll wanna look
here:
http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/S3V3.html#7
You'll also wanna look for documentation on using Linux on your laptop.
For example, you could go here:
http://www.linux.org/hardware/laptop.html
and find a laptop that is similar to yours (though maybe not the exact
model number) and learn a lot from that documentation.
I'm not familiar with the Triden 8400. My recommendation is to find the
chipset that it uses and look at the documentation for XFree86 3.3.6
(http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.6/index.html).
>
> I also have:
> Mesa
> Lesstif
> XFree86
> glibc
> 233 and 450 pentium-class cpu´s
> 64 and 128 Mb RAM
> enougth free space on my hard drives
>
> but no 1024x768 with 64K.
>
> -¿do I need something elese?
Once you have X fully up and running, and the software you
listed installed, you'll probably wanna download Performer :) Though,
with software-only Mesa, it is gonna be _very_ slow.
>
> -¿which hardware and drivers do you have?
>
SGI 230. http://www.sgi.com/workstations/230/
> -¿Do you have optimized hardware?
Yes.
>
> -¿which drivers and hardware do you recomend?
http://www.sgi.com/workstations
The 230 is currently shipping. The 330 and 550 will be shipping soon.
You can order these workstations with Linux pre-installed. When you
buy pre-installed, you'll get XFree86-4.0, Optimized OpenGL drivers,
and Performer 2.3.1.
If you're not comfortable messing with configuring XFree86 or working the
necessary magic to get XFree86 + one of the many hw-accelerated versions
of Mesa up, compiled, and running, then I definately recommend getting a
pre-installed solution.
>
> -¿Can I get optimized drivers for my laptop?
I'm not aware of hw-accelerated OpenGL drivers for ViRGE MX.
hope that helps,
tom
-- "Mongooses are famous for their snake-fighting ability, and are almost always victorious because of their speed, agility, and timing and also because of their thick coat."
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