Re: 3DFX graphics card/AlphaBIOS/MILO - help!

[Dave Gilbert <gilbertd treblig org>]

On Sat, 4 Dec 1999, Rich Payne wrote:

> Really, I've got a PCI 2000 (Voodoo3) and it makes it through AlphaBIOS
> and MILO just fine, of course there's no X support for these cards on
> Alpha.....at least not that I could get to work. I wonder what the
> difference between the 2000 and 3000 is???


How odd! As for X support, well there is source out there - and I have an
X server built and ready to go once I can get the thing to boot properly.


> > I'm running AlphaBIOS 5.66-1 (I think).
> 
> There is an AlphaBIOS 5.7 on the Compaq site for LX boards, it may be
> worth a try as 5.66 is a little old. I think it's:
> http://www.compaq.com/support/files/alphant/firmware/ca164lxsx.html

Thanks - I loose track of where the latest firmware is.

> Is MILO talking to you over the serial port? If you remove the 
> Matrox?

No. Just doing nothing.

Dave

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