Re: Re: 3dlabs glint card on xfree4.2.0/alpha

[Jay Estabrook <Jay Estabrook compaq com>]

On Sat, Feb 16, 2002 at 02:45:09AM +0100, Niki W . Waibel wrote:
> 
> hmmm - found the following in the web
> (http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~bm/3dcards/3d-cards1.html#CS12).
> it looks as delta is (like gamma) a geometry processor for 3d operations.
> xfree86 (4.2.0) just added support for that chip.
> also the linux kernel (2.4.17) dri (direct rendering
> interface/infrastructure) detects it.

Ah! That's nice to know; it used to support just 2D operations with it.

> still trying to get it running - the RAMDAC seems to be a problem...
> will modify the glint driver of xfree86...

The XFree86 guys only have so many cards to test on, and the
manufacturers seem to delight in changing components to save a few
pennies... :-\

Good luck with it.

--Jay++

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