Hi

You wont get the driver for the ATI card "out of the box" with the SGI
kernel. (at least I don't think so)
I suggest you install via a serial console, install the sources, and then
create/compile a new kernel with the driver.
I've done this type of thing with other PCI cards on my O2 with good
success.

There is plenty of doco for configuring a new kernel and building it.

Regards

Geoff



On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:13:41 -0400, Michael Lazin <microla...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> I've been given an old SGI fuel by a research group at a nearby
university.
> I am interested in putting OpenBSD on it.  I know the odyssey
framebuffer
> it
> came with doesn't support running an x-server, could I stick an ATI PCI
> video card in it?  Would that be supported by the kernel or would it not
> work because of a firmware issue?  I got this machine for free.  I
suspect
> the ram is bad but I'm picking up more ram for it tomorrow.  I am
> interested
> in getting this machine up and running.  I was given two completely
wiped
> 18
> gig seagate cheetah drives with this machine.  I have no IRIX media, so
I
> am
> interested in trying OpenBSD on it.  I have some experience with OpenBSD
on
> MacPPC and AMD64 architectures, but this will be my first foray in
trying
> it
> on SGI hardware.

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