From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Martin K. Petersen" Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] PCI card in C160 Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:46:50 -0400 Message-ID: References: <430035F8.9040900@excelcia.org> <29513.193.160.141.5.1124091800.squirrel@www.puszczka.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org To: Kurt Fitzner Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <29513.193.160.141.5.1124091800.squirrel@www.puszczka.com> (Andy Walker's message of "Mon, 15 Aug 2005 09:43:20 +0200 (CEST)") List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: parisc-linux-bounces@lists.parisc-linux.org >>>>> "Andy" == Andy Walker writes: Andy> I think HP did this due to bugs in the Dino PCI bridge. Yup. Andy> Certain revisions have bugs that will quite likely corrupt data Andy> on cards that HP haven't certified as working correctly (i.e. HP Andy> cards are known not to exercise the bugs). Well. The old rev. Dino does corrupt data (Actually, the HP errata note is funny. It states that Dino will cause corruption but *only* when you do I/O through it. Good thing I/O is not something you do on a regular basis 8). Anyway. For a graphics card it's not a big deal whether a pixel on the display gets corrupted. And consequently - as far as I remember - the firmware will reject anything but Visualize cards. The solution is to find a new I/O daughterboard on ebay. There's probably a higher success rate in terms of getting a newer rev. Dino if you get a board from a scrapped C180/C200/C240. Join the exclusive circle of Frankenbox owners! -- Martin K. Petersen http://mkp.net/ _______________________________________________ parisc-linux mailing list parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux