I have had success with matrox pci cards pc's which are able to be re flashed for mac use (only the 512k rom versions).
i have a 8600 with one in it right now :) 00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2064W [Millennium] (rev 01) Its performance under macOS is very good. It also has no issues with a standard linux kernel I believe there are some kernel modules for Matrox, but I dont use the machine that much. david On Fri, 2004-09-24 at 16:54, Rick Thomas wrote: > On Thursday, September 23, 2004, at 08:17 PM, Russell Hires wrote: > > > Hello all...I've got a Beige G3/266 w/ voodoo3 card, that doesn't give > > console output in 2.6.x kernels. So...I want to do a serial console to > > some other machine. I'm hoping there is some way to do this with BootX > > and either my printer port and printer cable to another mac running > > linux, or using some store bought cable that goes from my printer port > > to rs232 to a x86 pc running linux. > > > > Has anyone done this? And if so, how? I'm running sarge, BTW... > > > > TIA! > > > > Russell > > I've got two Macs connected with a null-modem cable. Mini-DIN-8 > null modem cables are hard to find. Try Belkin, they make cables > to order. I borrowed mine from a friend who is a Mac guru. If you > want to use an x86 box for the "receiving" end, you will need a > mini-DIN-8 (Mac) plug on one end, and a 9-pin-RS232 (PC) plug on > the other end. You can probably get away with having only 3 wires > (transmit data, receive data, and ground) actually connected. > > By the way, the Mac's Open Firmware serial console is on the > "modem" port, not the "printer" port of the mac. > > I run MacOS-9 and MacKermit (download it from > <http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/>) on the "receiving" end. I've > been trying to use this set up to get Open Firmware, PowerPC boot > floppies, and Linux serial console to play nice together. I've > been hampered by the fact that the boot floppies have no way to > specify kernel boot-time parameters (such as "console=ttyS0"). > > Your idea of using BootX (which *does* allow setting boot-time > kernel parameters) is a good one. Certainly worth a try! > > It won't solve my problem, because I'm trying to use Open Firmware > and the Linux serial console to debug the floppy boot process, but > it might work for you. > > Let me know how it goes... > > > Rick > > PS: Have you tried replacing your voodoo3 card with something that > is less sophisticated but better supported? Is there anyone on > this list who can recommend a good one? >
