PCI & AGP video options

PCI & AGP video options

[Alex Ivanov]

Folks,

Which PCI/AGP local graphics options are you using today
on PA-RISC machines? I mean Xorg usage.

I'd like to use native option of my machine (FireGL X1/X3
in C8000), but it's currently broken (no DRM and software
accel is incredibly slow plus colors in 24bpp mode are wrong), 
so i'm looking for the alternatives.

Thanks in advance.

Re: PCI & AGP video options

[Helge Deller]

Hi Alex,

On 08/08/2013 01:32 PM, Alex Ivanov wrote:
> Which PCI/AGP local graphics options are you using today
> on PA-RISC machines? I mean Xorg usage.

I'm not sure if it makes much sense to use a PA-RISC
machine as desktop machine nowadays. Every Intel-based
machine is faster, cheaper, better supported (graphic cards)
and uses less power... 
 
> I'd like to use native option of my machine (FireGL X1/X3
> in C8000), but it's currently broken (no DRM and software
> accel is incredibly slow plus colors in 24bpp mode are wrong), 
> so i'm looking for the alternatives.

For all other parisc machines we have the stifb driver which
supports the built-in graphic cards like Visualize-EG.
Visualize-FX cards are not supported and probably will never
be supported.

The only other card I used once (at least I tested it shortly)
was a Vodoo 2 card. Sadly it only supported 800x600 with 16bit if
I remember correctly.
I tried a Matrox PCI once too, but I think it had some issues.

So, I still hope we can get the FireGL supported fully soon...

Helge

Re: PCI & AGP video options

[gnidorah]

Helge,

Thank you much for the answer!

> I'm not sure if it makes much sense to use a PA-RISC
> machine as desktop machine nowadays. Every Intel-based
> machine is faster, cheaper, better supported (graphic cards)
> and uses less power...

Got your point.
That's true. Still would be nice to use workstation model
as workstation.

> The only other card I used once (at least I tested it shortly)
> was a Vodoo 2 card. Sadly it only supported 800x600 with 16bit if
> I remember correctly.
> I tried a Matrox PCI once too, but I think it had some issues.

I have some S3 (PCI 5v) and an Asus AGP (not AGP Pro) though
can't test them, as i don't have corresponding risers.

Re: PCI & AGP video options

[John David Anglin]

On 10-Aug-13, at 2:00 AM, gnidorah@p0n4ik.tk wrote:

>> I'm not sure if it makes much sense to use a PA-RISC
>> machine as desktop machine nowadays. Every Intel-based
>> machine is faster, cheaper, better supported (graphic cards)
>> and uses less power...
>
> Got your point.
> That's true. Still would be nice to use workstation model
> as workstation.

Yes, it's a bit of a cop out.

I still tend to think the bug is in the firmware load.  Is there any  
external way to confirm that it loads
correctly (e.g., a led on card)?  The error indicates that the command  
processor (CP) isn't working.

There is a manual "Radeon R5xx Acceleration" that might help debug.

Dave
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John David Anglin	dave.anglin@bell.net

Re: PCI & AGP video options

[Alex Ivanov]

10.08.2013, 18:07, "John David Anglin" <dave.anglin@bell.net>:
> On 10-Aug-13, at 2:00 AM, gnidorah@p0n4ik.tk wrote:
>
>>> =9AI'm not sure if it makes much sense to use a PA-RISC
>>> =9Amachine as desktop machine nowadays. Every Intel-based
>>> =9Amachine is faster, cheaper, better supported (graphic cards)
>>> =9Aand uses less power...
>> =9AGot your point.
>> =9AThat's true. Still would be nice to use workstation model
>> =9Aas workstation.
>
> Yes, it's a bit of a cop out.
>
> I still tend to think the bug is in the firmware load. =9AIs there an=
y
> external way to confirm that it loads
> correctly (e.g., a led on card)? =9AThe error indicates that the comm=
and
> processor (CP) isn't working.
>
> There is a manual "Radeon R5xx Acceleration" that might help debug.
>
> Dave
> --
> John David Anglin dave.anglin@bell.net

Dave,
=46orgive me for being silent.

Unfortunately, i'm not seeing a presence of any 'works ok' marker.

Thanks for the manual! I've only read a tech note on drm radeon interna=
ls:
http://www.botchco.com/agd5f/?p=3D50
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