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by **Dennis Gorr** » Thu, 28 Nov 1996 04:00:00

I want to use Linux and Xfree86 with this video card:
ATI 3D Pro Turbo
Rage II chipset
4M SGRAM

Does anyone know if the Xfree86 Mach 64 accelerated drivers will work with
this?

Does anyone know if it will work with
ATI 3D Expression PC2TV? (same rage II chipset)
ATI 3D Expression (rage I chipset)
ATI Expression 2M dram

Thanks in advance

..Dennis

by **Marc Aurele La Fran** » Thu, 28 Nov 1996 04:00:00

Quote:> I want to use Linux and Xfree86 with this video card:
> ATI 3D Pro Turbo
> Rage II chipset
> 4M SGRAM
> Does anyone know if the Xfree86 Mach 64 accelerated drivers will work with
> this?

No.

Quote:> Does anyone know if it will work with
> ATI 3D Expression PC2TV? (same rage II chipset)

No.

Quote:> ATI 3D Expression (rage I chipset)

Yes.

Quote:> ATI Expression 2M dram

Yes.

Marc.

by **Brad Spence** » Thu, 28 Nov 1996 04:00:00

Quote:> > I want to use Linux and Xfree86 with this video card:
> > ATI 3D Pro Turbo
> > Rage II chipset
> > 4M SGRAM

> > Does anyone know if the Xfree86 Mach 64 accelerated drivers will work with
> > this?

> No.

Err.. any reason why not? ATI claims the Rage II to be "fully register compatible with the Mach
64". Now admittedly, they don't say _which_ Mach 64, but I imagine it means one of the existing
versions, which means it should work with XFree86. I know that I had to get the (then) beta
version (3.1.2D) when I upgraded to a new Mach 64 card in March due to slight differences. Is
this what you are referring to, or are you just guessing?

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by **Marc Aurele La Fran** » Fri, 29 Nov 1996 04:00:00

> > > I want to use Linux and Xfree86 with this video card:
> > > ATI 3D Pro Turbo
> > > Rage II chipset
> > > 4M SGRAM
> > > Does anyone know if the Xfree86 Mach 64 accelerated drivers will
> > > work with this?
> > No.
> Err.. any reason why not? ATI claims the Rage II to be "fully register
> compatible with the Mach64". Now admittedly, they don't say _which_
> Mach64, but I imagine it means one of the existing versions, which means
> it should work with XFree86. I know that I had to get the (then) beta
> version (3.1.2D) when I upgraded to a new Mach 64 card in March due to
> slight differences. Is this what you are referring to, or are you just
> guessing?

There's no need to guess. The facts speak for themselves. There are
enough differences between the 3D Rage and the 3D Rage II to cause various
display problems. Even memory size detection is different. "Fully
register compatible" is a matter of opinion, i.e. not mine. We'll have to
see what kind of information Kevin Martin and I can get out of ATI.

Marc.

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