[parisc-linux] C3000 video options

[Elliott Potter]

> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004, Elliott Potter wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
>
> [...]
>
> > 3) There are other PCI graphics cards (even 64-bit PCI) out there that
> > work on other *nix systems (AS/*****, SUN, etc.); is everyone's (or just
> > HP's) firmware so different that one has to get a graphics card just for
> > the HP?
>
> You'll be lucky to get any (ix86) PCI graphics card working on Linux/PA-RISC.
> The best bet would be to get a Visualize-EG, or some graphics card that
> doesn't require initialization via (ix86-)BIOS (eg. Matrox Millenium).

I had secretly hoped that an Open Firmware card would work, because
there are several reasonable cards out there that fit in newer Apples
and Suns.  But I haven't found anything indicating that they would.

Now the Matrox Millenium -- I've got one of those; the original MGA
Millenium.  Is that the one you mean?  Do other (newer) Matrox cards
also do this (such as the G450)?  I don't know how you tell that the
card doesn't require initialization via x86 BIOS.

Now I'm excited!  I'm going to stick the Matrox card in there and see
what happens.

Thanks,
--
Elliott