[mdlug] Looking for suggested brand of PCI video card(s) for Compaq Alpha and Debian

[mike bader]

On 5/20/2009 9:58 AM, Raymond McLaughlin wrote:
> Ingles, Raymond wrote:
>    
>>> From: mike bader
>>>        
>>      
>>> Subject: [mdlug] Looking for suggested brand of PCI video card(s) for
>>> Compaq Alpha and Debian
>>>        
>> > From what I gather, most PCI cards *should* work, though 3D acceleration
>> almost certainly won't. 3D *definitely* won't work on Alpha for Nvidia
>> cards. I think I can dig up a Matrox card that's supposed to work.
>> (http://www.alphalinux.org/docs/fbcon_faq.shtml) You can have it for
>> free, assuming I can find it. I'll check tonight.
>>
>>   Sincerely,
>>
>>   Ray Ingles                                            (313) 227-2317
>>      
>
> I have an old Voodoo card that might work. I have looked at Mikes
> machine. I works OK in text mode but we haven't been able to get X
> running. This is the latest Debian we're talking about here. The current
> video card is an ATI of some sort, I think an early rage. Trying to
> start X with any of the ati drivers resulted in a device not found error.
>
> The output of lspci -vv named a frame buffer module for this device.
> Loading this module (it was not loading on boot) and then starting X
> with any of the ati drivers selected (in xorg.conf) still gave a device
> not found error. Selecting framebuffer as the driver, without the module
> loaded likewise gives such an error. (I writing this is all from
> memory). Selecting framebuffer as the driver, with the module loaded
> would light up the screen and lock the machine.
>
> Mike might be persuaded to bring this machine in to the Linux SIG
> meeting at the Oak Park Library next Tuesday evening. A topic has not
> been yet determined.
>
>    
I can bring it along. It isn't priority. We probably want to get 
organized and see how the groups wants to proceed.
I'm making a list of ideas, maybe an agenda of sorts, sign-in sheet. No 
hardwired Internet connection only wireless, unless we can rig something up.

Mike Bader