AW: Some observations regarding FC* on UP2000+

[M. Eric Christy]

Hmm... that's odd.  I never got a Radeon (tried several) to work in my
UP2k but I was running Voodoo3s with DRI working until I turned it
off.  This was with AC1 (and I believe AC2 as well).


-Eric


On Thu, 24 Apr 2008, Heid, Oliver wrote:

> My experience is that voodoo3s wont work on UP2k+ at all. AFAIR the x server is not the problem, but SRM. The voodoo3 is very limited in 24bit support anyway. No Radeon [78]xxx either. The only card I found which works with decent resolution (1600x1200x24) is a matrox G400PCI. No 3D HW support, but xvideo (with AC-2.0, not with FC-8 AFAIK).
> Yes, my XP1000 was much more forgiving. A Radeon 7000 worked nicely, 3D hw support and all (until it blew).
>     Oliver
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> An: Linux on Alpha processors
> Betreff: Some observations regarding FC* on UP2000+
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> To the list:
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> I have been messing 'round with fc8 on my spare machine for a week now - It is
> really an improved product over the last few months.  It will do a complete
> new install in graphic mode.  It seems to have everything you need to put
> together the stuff you need and want.
>
> The biggest weakness I've seen so far is the X-server.  The good news is you
> get one with the install.  The bad news is it is kinda shaky.  I've tried
> rewriting xorg.conf to get a little more screen real estate.  It worked once,
> but when I swapped out a Permedia2 card for an old Voodoo 3 the Xserver
> wouldn't load and couldn't be backed out of either.  It would get to the stage
> where you get the houndstooth check screen with a cursor and hang.
>
> Redoing Xorg.conf from rescue mode did not solve the problem.  In the end I
> did a reinstall - it was seemed like it would be quicker than what was looking
> like an extensive trouble shoot with all the repair work done in vi!  The
> reinstall, this time with a stronger, 8 meg Vram permedia card, went OK as
> usual but still could not get anything for video beyond800 x 640.  A rewrite
> of xorg.conf - just adding a few modes to the 16-bit color line - led to the
> same Xserver hangup.
>
> I'm thinking that, on my machine at least, Anaconda is not doing its job, at
> least WRT video adapter and monitor.  The xorg.conf file you get out of an
> install is pretty spare compared to what I got on AC3 on my XP1000. More
> important the Xserver seems sensitive to any changes in that file.
>
> This is perhaps a machine issue or one related to the SMP kernel? I haven't
> tried a single processor kernel install.  Anyway, it looks like I won't be
> able to sort the install out before the weather gets warm.  Winertime, the big
> UP is really nice in my study, keeps it warm even when the house heat is
> truned down.  Summer, it's gonna be too much ....
>
> later!
>
> jn
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