On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Josin Etienne wrote:
> hi gang,
>
> i am looking at purchasing one of these notebooks: (i am in the USA)
> - FutureTech FM88XLP2
> - MicroExpress NP8466
> - Eurocom 8500P
>
> the first uses the ATI Rage Pro 3D 2x AGP
> the other two, the ATI Rage LT Pro 2x AGP
>
> i have been fishing info on the support provided by the latest
> XFree86 (3.3.5 ?),
> and i am still in doubt regarding support in it for the above listed
> hardware. (found some nebulous/contradictory statements)
They are simply slightly different names for same chipset.
> can somebody help clear my confusion ?
> - which hardware option is the safest bet regarding the X server(s)?
> (if i have to go commercial, that would be OK)
I have an 8 MB ATI Rage Pro 3D LT and XFree86 3.3.5 works beautifully for
me. This was something they fixed in 3.3.5, so you need that version, it
won't work on anything earlier.
> - what does 'LT' stand for ?
"LapTop" I suspect :) The "LT" version of the Rage Pro 3D is basically
the Rage Pro but reengineered to be physically smaller, use less
power/create less heat, and most importantly display to LCD and TV screens
as well as VGA displays (two of which at the same time, in fact it
supports displaying different things to each although I don't think there
is linux support for this)
Also, ATI released full specs for the Rage Pro line (which I assume
includes the LT) which means hopefully someone will write a 3D driver for
it - Quake 3 in Linux on a laptop! Wouldn't THAT be cool.
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