[parisc-linux] c200 fx graphics status?

[B. Douglas Hilton]

Thanks for the info. Here's my comments and reply.


Ryan Bradetich wrote:
> The answer is it depends upon the graphics card.  I have a C200+
> that I use at work that I have been self-hosting on at work with 
> a GSC video card:
> 
> 5. Coral SGC Graphics (10) at 0xfa000000 [8/4], versions 0x4, 0x0, 0x77


Is the Coral an HCRX-24? I'm curious as to which boards will work in a
C200. I'll try and get a different card for it if need be.


> 
> using framebuffers and X.  I also have a C200+ at home with a PCI
> video card 
> 
> Dec  5 22:11:05 vega kernel: STI device: HPA4552A
> 
> in which STI is supported, but not the framebuffer device (ie. 
> no X).


Well that is better than dumb terminal mode at least. I wish
I was like Brian Paul and could bang out Mesa/DRI support for these
FX boards, I'd like to see QuakeForge running on a hppa box in OpenGL
mode someday :-)


> 
> Sorry I can't provide much additional advice, that is just
> works and does not work for me.
> 
> thanks,
> 
> - Ryan
> 
> 
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> On Tue, 2002-04-23 at 16:51, B. Douglas Hilton wrote:
> 
>>Hi list!
>>
>>I just subscribed here. I'm on debian-hppa but that doesn't
>>seem to get much traffic, so I'll repost my question here.
>>
>>I have previous experience with parisc-linux in that I had
>>it installed and working ( with X ) on a 715/80. Thinking
>>to move on to bigger things, I sold it on Ebay and rolled
>>my profits into a C200 with some unspecified FX graphics
>>board.
>>
>>Now, from what I have gleaned, this machine only works in
>>serial console mode? Do any graphics cards work with it
>>for X yet? I do have a HP7000/60 dumb terminal, but of
>>course I want to run X if I can.
>>
>>I'm an accomplished kernel recompiler if that means anything.
>>
>>(Nervously gnawing fingernails waiting for reply's)
>>
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