Well, he said he was using FreeBSD, not Linux, so that throws Kudzu out the window ;-)
I'd recommend using XFree86 -scanpci to figure out what you've got (I just about guarantee that it's a Millennium G400 or G400 MAX, unless it has a coaxial TV-tuner port (like the ATi All-in-wonder series)). XFree86 -configure should give you a working configuration. If it's the multihead version, you'll need Matrox's HALLib library, which can be downloaded from their site under 'Linux drivers'. I'm not sure if this'll work on FBSD, but I seem to remember reading somewhere that the lib was OS-agnostic, it just required an x86. If it's the MAX or the dual-headed Millennium (all MAX cards were dual-headed, IIRC), it has 32MB of RAM (DDR on the MAX, one of the first DDR graphics cards, if not the first). The single-headed Millennium can have 16MB or 32MB. (there might have been a 16MB dual-head at one time, but that seems pretty gimpy on side of other cards from the same era...) Check the status of the DRI4BSD project (not sure if that was the exact name, but it was DRI for FreeBSD, and I think NetBSD also). The G400 was the second card supported by DRI, IIRC, so if DRI4BSD is useable, the G400 should be in the list of supported cards (so should the Rage 128, for that matter). HTH, Eric --- Jason Forehand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > just plug it in,, should be detected in new hardware > if your using redhat, > your card is a mellinium G400 unless if you have a > tv coaxle jack on the > back, if memory serves correctly, the card came > standard with 16 to 32, or > the mellinium g400 max, which has 32 megs of v-ram, > go with those settings, > if you feel like experimenting, go higher with > Xconfigurator and see what > happens, good luck > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joshua Lokken" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "XF86Newbies" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:38 PM > Subject: [Newbie]Card question > > > > Hello all: > > > > I am currently using the ATI AIW 128 Pro, FreeBSD > 4.5, and XF86 > > 4.2.0. I was given a Matrox G400, and would like > to replace the ATI > > card with it. I have no experience with these > cards, other than reading > > about them on this list. I visited Matrox' site, > and I am wondering: > > > > How do I know if the card I have is a "Millenium > 400", or the "G400 > > TV"? It does not specify on the card. Also: > > > > How do I discern how much vid mem this card has? > > > > Please cc to me, as I am receiving the digest now. > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Joshua Lokken > > OMIC Portland Branch > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
