From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from systemhalted (CPE0080c82c70ca.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [24.112.140.233]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D90E34829 for ; Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:38:54 -0600 (MDT) Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2002 11:37:09 -0400 From: Carlos O'Donell To: "B. Douglas Hilton" Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Voodoo3 PCI on C200 experiment pending! Message-ID: <20020817153709.GD16532@systemhalted> References: <3D5E0430.2000407@charter.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <3D5E0430.2000407@charter.net> Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: > I just scarfed up a somewhat used Voodoo3 PCI graphics > card from Ebay and intend to try it out with Debian/HPPA > and a custom built kernel. > > I hope to compile a tdfx.o drm module and get the card > recognized via a PALO boot command. I will use a dumb > terminal for the system console during initial booting. > > Any hints or tips would be appreciated :-) > Stop trying to use the card as your console :) Stick with a serial console for startup and then launch X from that console. It's my dream to get a Radeon 7000 PCI running on a C3K, but that will have to wait until September. I'm very interested in this test... since I'm a burgeoning DRI/DRM developer :) If you have any problems please post to: dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net or visit #dri-devel on irc.openprojects.net Good luck! c.