Jason Boxman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sunday 23 September 2001 02:28 pm, Krzys Majewski wrote: > > Anyone run a matrox g450? > > I've got one working with kernel 2.4.8 and X 4.1.0, but it did > > hang my box once. Maybe I should be using the drivers from the > > Matrox site instead? The Matrox drivers need the code for X > > 4.0.2/4.0.3 to compile. I know, I know, I should just try it and see, > > but it's a bit of a pain to build/test etc., so if you have any > > g450 experiences to share, please do.. > > Well, my G400 works with the default X4.1 drivers. It seems to load the > mga_hal module that Matrox providers for G200/4xx cards though. The mga_hal > might only be necessary for the G450, I don't remember.
OK, thanks. Mine tries to load the mga_hal module and fails, presumably because I haven't installed it. I take it you've downloaded the one from matrox.com? What does it do? Also, FWIW, if you don't install the matrox drivers, the 450 is only supported starting with X 4.1.0. -chris
