Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards
Thanks to all! The card is now working. Paul Benjamin [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/02/99 02:05:48 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I checked at www.iomagic.com and the 3d/ep does use a Permedia 2 chip set. I had a Diamond Fire Pro 1000 in my last PC that also used a Permedia 2. SuSE and Elisa developed the XFree86 driver for that chip set. You might need to get the RPM off of your install CD but if you have Mandrake 5.3 or 6.0 it will be there. I am on my windows notebook so I can't look up the RPM name, email me if you need it. Just select a Diamond Fire 1000 and it should work for you. - From looking at the manual for the card on the web site they are just using the referance driver as shipped by 3DLabs for Windows so they aren't doing anything tricky with the hardware. You should also check www.3dlabs.com to be sure that you have the current referance driver for Windows. I/O Magic doesn't put a lot of effort in on their hardware. They sell on price not added value. PBen At 11:28 AM 9/2/99 -0400, you wrote: As for the I/O Magic video card, any idea what chipset it uses? It uses the PERMEDIA 2 chipset. I tried a couple of pre-defined cards with PERMEDIA 2, but was unsure which accellerated x server to run. Even tried to manually configure the card. Regardless, after typing startx, KDE would come up at approx. 300 x (some small #) resolution whereas just the "Taskbar" would take up half the screen, or worse nothing would come up and I would have to re-boot. Might be able to get it to work by using a different X-server, or using the Frame Buffer device instead, from what one of the guys at Mandrakesoft says... :-) Don't recall seeing anything about Frame Buffer Device. What is it? Thanks, Bryan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.0 iQA/AwUBN868e/TjuG8p6IWbEQKhsACeMvyg6VLLTJptyWTSgFYLmc8oEowAoI5l ttWQ7AAp8h/6lDQJS7NP6/7k =vgkq -END PGP SIGNATURE-
[newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards
Anyone had any success with any 16 or 32 meg video card with Linux? I got an I/O Magic Magic Video 3D-EP for my birthday, but have been unable to get it to work. I see many cards available during xf86config, but most of the video cards listed are either 4 or 8 meg. I would like to go with Diamond or ATI, but would like to know if anyone has had any luck with the ATI RAGE 128 XPERT or anything 8meg by Diamond. Thanks, Bryan
Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards
As for the I/O Magic video card, any idea what chipset it uses? It uses the PERMEDIA 2 chipset. I tried a couple of pre-defined cards with PERMEDIA 2, but was unsure which accellerated x server to run. Even tried to manually configure the card. Regardless, after typing startx, KDE would come up at approx. 300 x (some small #) resolution whereas just the "Taskbar" would take up half the screen, or worse nothing would come up and I would have to re-boot. Might be able to get it to work by using a different X-server, or using the Frame Buffer device instead, from what one of the guys at Mandrakesoft says... :-) Don't recall seeing anything about Frame Buffer Device. What is it? Thanks, Bryan John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 09/02/99 10:28:23 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote: Anyone had any success with any 16 or 32 meg video card with Linux? I got an I/O Magic Magic Video 3D-EP for my birthday, but have been unable to get it to work. I see many cards available during xf86config, but most of the video cards listed are either 4 or 8 meg. I would like to go with Diamond or ATI, but would like to know if anyone has had any luck with the ATI RAGE 128 XPERT or anything 8meg by Diamond. I've got a 16-meg Creative Graphics Blaster TNT here in my machine at work runs like a charm. :-) As for the I/O Magic video card, any idea what chipset it uses? Might be able to get it to work by using a different X-server, or using the Frame Buffer device instead, from what one of the guys at Mandrakesoft says... :-) John
Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards
On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote: Might be able to get it to work by using a different X-server, or using the Frame Buffer device instead, from what one of the guys at Mandrakesoft says... :-) Don't recall seeing anything about Frame Buffer Device. What is it? IIRC, the Frame Buffer is a Vesa2+ X-server that is SUPPOSED to work with any resolution that the video card bios supports. If all else fails, there's always Accelerated-X or one of the other commercial X-servers. Accelerated-X has a 10-minute timed demo available via ftp at ftp.xig.com. John
Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I checked at www.iomagic.com and the 3d/ep does use a Permedia 2 chip set. I had a Diamond Fire Pro 1000 in my last PC that also used a Permedia 2. SuSE and Elisa developed the XFree86 driver for that chip set. You might need to get the RPM off of your install CD but if you have Mandrake 5.3 or 6.0 it will be there. I am on my windows notebook so I can't look up the RPM name, email me if you need it. Just select a Diamond Fire 1000 and it should work for you. - From looking at the manual for the card on the web site they are just using the referance driver as shipped by 3DLabs for Windows so they aren't doing anything tricky with the hardware. You should also check www.3dlabs.com to be sure that you have the current referance driver for Windows. I/O Magic doesn't put a lot of effort in on their hardware. They sell on price not added value. PBen At 11:28 AM 9/2/99 -0400, you wrote: As for the I/O Magic video card, any idea what chipset it uses? It uses the PERMEDIA 2 chipset. I tried a couple of pre-defined cards with PERMEDIA 2, but was unsure which accellerated x server to run. Even tried to manually configure the card. Regardless, after typing startx, KDE would come up at approx. 300 x (some small #) resolution whereas just the "Taskbar" would take up half the screen, or worse nothing would come up and I would have to re-boot. Might be able to get it to work by using a different X-server, or using the Frame Buffer device instead, from what one of the guys at Mandrakesoft says... :-) Don't recall seeing anything about Frame Buffer Device. What is it? Thanks, Bryan -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP Personal Privacy 6.0 iQA/AwUBN868e/TjuG8p6IWbEQKhsACeMvyg6VLLTJptyWTSgFYLmc8oEowAoI5l ttWQ7AAp8h/6lDQJS7NP6/7k =vgkq -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [newbie] 32 Bit Video Cards
I'm running a Matrox G400 on an updated XF 3.3.4. It's fabulous! The card is not listed, but is supported. Hamish On Thu, 02 Sep 1999, you wrote: Anyone had any success with any 16 or 32 meg video card with Linux? I got an I/O Magic Magic Video 3D-EP for my birthday, but have been unable to get it to work. I see many cards available during xf86config, but most of the video cards listed are either 4 or 8 meg. I would like to go with Diamond or ATI, but would like to know if anyone has had any luck with the ATI RAGE 128 XPERT or anything 8meg by Diamond. Thanks, Bryan
