Hi!
Am Donnerstag, den 09.02.2006, 14:22 -0500 schrieb
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> I have installed Debian Linux v. 3.1 (sarge) for an Alpha computer system.  I 
> am using a DEC Alpha motherboard 164-LX running at 533 MHZ.  I have tried 
> using a Matrox Millennium II video card in both MGA and VGA modes and have 
> been getting an xfree86 server crash saying that the "screen is not found".  
> I have also tried an older Trident video card running it in VGA mode with the 
> same error.
> 
> I would like to know which video card is supported for a DEC Alpha by Debian 
> Linux without having to modify the kernel?  I am sure that someone is out 
> there who is actually running a system like mine with a working video card?  
> I would like to know the make and model of the card that you are using and 
> the extent to which it works.
Hi, I'm running here Debian/testing on a Digital Personal Workstation
500 with xserver-xorg 6.8.2.dfsg.1-11 on a Matrox Millenium card
(1280x1024 resolution)

hwinfo:
Booting GENERIC on Miata using machine vector Miata from SRM
platform string               : Digital Personal WorkStation 500au
  Hardware Class: graphics card
  Model: "Matrox MGA 2164W [Millennium II]"
  Vendor: pci 0x102b "Matrox Graphics, Inc."
  Device: pci 0x051b "MGA 2164W [Millennium II]"
  SubVendor: pci 0x102b "Matrox Graphics, Inc."

lspci:
VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2164W [Millennium
II]

> 
> I am looking ahead for a reply that can be helpful to me in getting this 
> system running in x-windows mode with both the KDE and Gnome desktops.
> 
> 
-- 
Jürgen Braun

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