On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 1 Sep 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> >
> > > Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> > >
> > > > I believe the card will run with the Mach64 Xserver, it will definately
> > > > work with the FBDev server (far as i can tell you'd have to be a sound
> > > > card not to work with the FBDev)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
> > > > --Axalon
> > >
> > > Axalon....that's not Mediasoft's answer. They say that:
> > >
> > > "Some one has been working on a drive[r] for the ATI Rage Fury and it
> > > appears to be working fine."
> > >
> > > Someone from Mediasoft answered me privately. I was promised an email
> > > copy when it is completed (I don't have an ATI Rage Fury, I was just
> > > trying to help someone who couldn't get his to work). You want a copy
> > > when I get it?
> > >
> > > What's the FBDev and where is it available?
> >
> > So uh wheres my copy of the source :) surely they didn't write the whole
> > server from scratch. But like i said you pretty much need to be a sound
> > card to not run with framebuffer. Especialy with the new 16 color generic
> > driver in the newer kernels.
> >
> > [root@homie linux]# rpm -qi XFree86-FBDev-3.3.4-5mdk
> > Name : XFree86-FBDev Relocations: (not relocateable)
> > Version : 3.3.4 Vendor: MandrakeSoft
> > Release : 5mdk Build Date: Sat Aug 21
> > 14:31:46 1999
> > Install date: Thu Aug 26 08:57:37 1999 Build Host:
> > kenobi.mandrakesoft.com
> > Group : User Interface/X Hardware Support Source RPM:
> > XFree86-3.3.4-5mdk.src.rpm
> > Size : 1806324 License: MIT
> > Packager : Chmouel Boudjnah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Summary : The X server for the generic frame buffer device on some
> > machines.
> > Description :
> > This is the X server for the generic frame buffer device used on
> > Amiga, Atari and Macintosh/m68k machines.
> >
> > Support for Intel and Alpha architectures is included in the Linux
> > 2.2 kernel, as well.
> > [root@homie linux]#
>
> Axalon....I'll email you whatever Mediasoft emails me. So, you're
> saying that there's an mdk compiled version of XFree86-FBDev-3.3.4-5mdk
> and that folks can get it from a Mandrake mirror site and use it for
> video cards that are not directly supported by the regular version of
> XFree86? Is that correct?
>
> Alan
Yes, it's my understanding that any card supporting one of the kernel
Framebuffer drivers (CONFIG_FB_*) will work with the FBDev X server.
