--- Ian Romanick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alex Deucher wrote:
> 
> > There was a website with support for the PCI G450 (for alpha I
> think):
> > http://www.instmath.rwth-aachen.de:8000/linux/G450-PCI/
> > However it seems to be down at the moment.  Someone on the ML knew
> the
> > guy who was doing the work. perhaps they an find out the state of
> it.
> 
> It's been down for at least a few weeks.  I tried looking it up when
> I 
> first found out this project might be coming my way.  I just looked 
> through the archives, and I found a couple more threads that I missed
> 
> before on this topic:
> 
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=dri-devel&m=100631726630707&w=2
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=dri-devel&m=100707509032556&w=2
> 
> I don't think I'm so lucky as to have an iommu, but I don't know yet.
> 
> Claus seems to have reached the same conclusion as I: the MGA DRM
> relies 
> heavilly on AGP.  Also, while his website is down, his anon cvs
> server 
> is still up. :)
> 
> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=dri-devel&m=102373024625910&w=2
> 
> > As I recall the G450-PCI cards were just AGP chips with an agp to
> pci
> > bridge.  Perhaps you need to hack up an agpgart driver for the
> bridge? 
> > Also, for the pci g450, matrox only supported 3D on motherboards
> with
> > intel chipsets for whatever reason.  
> 
> If possible, I'd like to leave that until later.  Esp. since I don't 
> have any docs for that. :(
> 

You do now!  looks like PLX owns HiNT now and they have the databooks
on their website.  according to this thread:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=dri-devel&m=102373024625910&w=2
the pci g540 uses the Hint HB1-SE33 bridge.  PLX bought HiNT and
changes a few names:
http://www.plxtech.com/products/hint/naming.htm
but makes the specs available here:
http://www.plxtech.com/products/hint/6152.asp

Alex


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