At 07:54 3/23/2002, Mike A. Harris wrote: >On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 stefan@extum.com wrote: > >I have an ATI Radeon 8500 video card. Right now XFree 4.2.0 supports this > >as 2D but not 3D. Some ideas when 3D will be supported in XFree for Radeon > >8500 ? Some new DRI module should be used for this ? > >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. > >All you can do is wait for 4.3.0 to arrive for now I'm afraid... > >Sorry.. Stefan, If you can't wait and have $129 burning a hole in your pocket, try: http://www.xig.com/Pages/Atop/CardIndividualSupportSpec/ATI-IndividualCards/Radeon8500.html --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL
