--=-mqqSst+745kfcaMp5QZ0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike, Given the response to the 8500, I thought I'd go out on a limb. What's the X support story with the ATI Fire line? Most (if not all) the boards say linux support included. 2D? 3D? --chris On Sat, 2002-03-23 at 05:54, Mike A. Harris wrote: > On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 stefan@extum.com wrote: >=20 > >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:42:58 +0200 (EET) > >From: stefan@extum.com > >To: xfree86-list@redhat.com > >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=3DUS-ASCII > >List-Id: Red Hat XFree86 list <xfree86-list.redhat.com> > >Subject: ATI Radeon 8500 3D > > > > > >Hi all, > > > >I have an ATI Radeon 8500 video card. Right now XFree 4.2.0 supports thi= s=20 > >as 2D but not 3D. Some ideas when 3D will be supported in XFree for Rade= on=20 > >8500 ? Some new DRI module should be used for this ? >=20 > 8500 support will not be available until XFree86 4.3.0 if not > later. There is nobody actively working on it in an official or > full time capacity. Ani Joshi claims to have written 8500 3D > support for his employer, but has indicated he doesn't know if > they will allow him to release it or not. >=20 > All you can do is wait for 4.3.0 to arrive for now I'm afraid... >=20 > Sorry.. > --=20 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mike A. Harris Shipping/mailing address: > OS Systems Engineer 190 Pittsburgh Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, > XFree86 maintainer Ontario, Canada, P6C 5B3 > Red Hat Inc. > http://www.redhat.com ftp://people.redhat.com/mharris > Red Hat XFree86 mailing list: xfree86-list@redhat.com > General open IRC discussion: #xfree86 on irc.openprojects.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > xfree86-list mailing list > xfree86-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list > IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com --=-mqqSst+745kfcaMp5QZ0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQA8nYmYR6ATq7AtBW4RAv+dAJ9fHcaOr7thlCXAaQjxCibWXnqwDACfUjYI dQz5WwJaABZJfepNDDqqlwU= =HfAr -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-mqqSst+745kfcaMp5QZ0--
