On Wed, 17 Jul 2002, Eric Sprague wrote: >Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2002 20:25:31 -0700 (PDT) >From: Eric Sprague <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >List-Id: General X Discussion <xpert.XFree86.Org> >Subject: Re: ATI Radeon 8500 support > >You'll need a very recent distribution, since only >XFree86 4.2.0 supports this card. I know that Gentoo >1.2 has it, though I wouldn't recommend that one for a >beginner. You might try SuSE 8.0 or Red Hat 7.3, >though I'm not sure about those either.
Red Hat Linux 7.3 supports the Radeon 8500, and includes XFree86 4.2.0. This is 2D only support of course, until 3D support is completed by Tungsten Graphics. The Weather Channel has funded the open source 3D development for the ATI Radeon 8500 (r200 based boards). Hope this helps, TTYL -- Mike A. Harris Shipping/mailing address: OS Systems Engineer 190 Pittsburgh Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, XFree86 maintainer Ontario, Canada, P6C 5B3 Red Hat Inc. http://www.redhat.com ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris _______________________________________________ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
