On Fri, Dec 08, 2000 at 09:26:34AM +0100, Tibor Simko wrote: > Hello > > > > hi, i'm using potato on a ultra5 and i'd like to try woody ... > > > > There may not be any problems now (there might be, but I don't know > > all of the details), but sooner or later shit will hit the fan. > > E.g. if your Ultra 5 contains atyfb (ATY 3D RAGE PRO) you probably > would not be able to run woody's X11 4.0.1 - there were problems with > linux-sparc port of ATI driver. (is this still an issue?)
I was able to arrange for Marc, the X ati driver author, to receive an Ultra 5 to work on the support. So expect good things soon :) Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
