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Re: Linux New hardware competability



On Wed, 11 Jun 1997, Ariel Biener wrote:

> On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Alexander Indenbaum wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 10 Jun 1997, Eddie Harari wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi , 
> > > 
> > > I got a new computer so I can speed up some things , but I want
> > > to know how would linux behave with his new workers !
> > > 
> > > 1. P-200MHZ - This should be no problem.
> > > 2. 128MB    - No problem.
> > > 3. TSENG 6000 4.5 MB - anyone ???
> > 
> > I use Tseng et6000 2M and it supported OK by XFree86 in SVGA server
> 
> 
> Which of course means no acceleration support, no 16/24/32 bit support,
> and just make it work like a fast Trident card, which is probably not what
> was desired here.
> 
> --Ariel

You are wrong. It is accelerated ( at leaast in 3.2a and 3.3 ) and works 
in 16/24/32 bit.

As was said - RTFM.

BTW Matrox - best card available is also included in SVGA.

> 
> > 
> > > 4. CREATIVE CD - IDE normal support.
> > > 5. SB 64 - is there a driver for that ???
> > > 6. IDE DISK - 4.5 giga - should not be a problem .
> > > 7. VIDEO CAM - any support ???
> > >   
> > >  I know some of these devices are new , can anyone tell me 
> > >  if I should pray fordrivers or they allready exist???
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > Eddie Harari  - phone: 972-3-6190999
> > >               fax  : 972-3-6190992
> > >               ___________________
> > >               Take A Walk In The Wild Side ...
> > > 
> > 
> >   Alexander Indenbaum
> >   baum@actcom.co.il
> >   FreeBSD - Unix for PCs
> >   http://www.freebsd.org/ 
> > 
> > 
> 
>  +---------------------------------------------------------+
>  | Ariel Biener                                            |
>  | e-mail: ariel@post.tau.ac.il        Work ph: 03-6406086 |
>  +---------------------------------------------------------+
> 

  Alexander Indenbaum
  baum@actcom.co.il
  FreeBSD - Unix for PCs
  http://www.freebsd.org/ 



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