Re: [Dri-users] agp slots, x700/800 and dri support

[Alex D. <ale...@gm...>]

On 9/5/05, Roger D. Vargas <ro...@eh...> wrote:
> El lun, 29-08-2005 a las 13:02, Alex Deucher escribi=F3:
> > On 8/29/05, Roger D. Vargas <ro...@eh...> wrote:
> > > Im trying to get my own computer, but the mb I have has only a 4x agp
> > > slot. My cousin told me he can buy me a new video card, I asked a
> > > 8000/9000, but he told me that maybe for a similar price he can get a
> > > new X700/X800. I would like to know if I can put an new X800 card in =
a
> > > 4x agp slot and if it is supported by dri drivers.
> > >
> >
> > You can use the cards just fine in a 4x slot.  There is experimental
> > support for r3/400 chips like the x700 and x800, but you need to use
> > xorg/mesa/drm from cvs.  Few if any distros are shipping development
> > code, so this won't be supported out of the box, you'll have to build
> > X yourself.
> > http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building
> Well, the card I will get is a 9800 pro. I guess the same process
> applies, as it is yet unsupported. But I have another question, what
> happens if I use current drivers with an unsupported card?
>=20

The current driver works, it is just 2D only (everything else,
dualhead, video overlay, etc. works as well).  All you need cvs for is
3D support.

Alex

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