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        Can some kind soul inform me if the Matrox Millenium works
with RHL 4.1 and 4.2, either under XFree86 or MetroX.  I've had
conflicting information on this important point.  Thanks.

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Quote:>    Can some kind soul inform me if the Matrox Millenium works
>with RHL 4.1 and 4.2, either under XFree86 or MetroX.  I've had
>conflicting information on this important point.  Thanks.

I know nothing of Metro-X.

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:       Can some kind soul inform me if the Matrox Millenium works
: with RHL 4.1 and 4.2, either under XFree86 or MetroX.  I've had
: conflicting information on this important point.  Thanks.

        My Matrox Millenium (4 meg WRAM) works great under Metro-X (RHL
4.0).  The version of Xfree86 that came with RHL 4.0 doesn't support the
Matrox but the version with 4.1 and 4.2 does.  I never got around to
upgrading it yet.  
        Only problem I discovered with Metro-X is that it wouldn't do
1280x1024x24bpp.. it was limited to just a tad bit lower resolution
(somewhere between 1024x768 and 1280x1024.. I think 1124x940?).  
        I tried Accelerated-X and it works fine at 1280x1024x24bpp.
<shrug>  (though the thing is a memory hog.. I guess I have way too many
24-bit images in my display. :)  (takes on average of 33 megs fully loaded
with nothing else like netscape running.. though I've got plenty of memory
so I don't care :)
        Anyway, if you get the *official* Redhat 4.2 distribution that
includes Metro-X you shouldn't have any trouble at all with the Matrox
card.

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: :     Can some kind soul inform me if the Matrox Millenium works
: : with RHL 4.1 and 4.2, either under XFree86 or MetroX.  I've had
: : conflicting information on this important point.  Thanks.
:
:       My Matrox Millenium (4 meg WRAM) works great under Metro-X (RHL
: 4.0).  The version of Xfree86 that came with RHL 4.0 doesn't support the
: Matrox but the version with 4.1 and 4.2 does.  I never got around to
: upgrading it yet.  
:       Only problem I discovered with Metro-X is that it wouldn't do
: 1280x1024x24bpp.. it was limited to just a tad bit lower resolution
: (somewhere between 1024x768 and 1280x1024.. I think 1124x940?).  
:       I tried Accelerated-X and it works fine at 1280x1024x24bpp.
: <shrug>  (though the thing is a memory hog.. I guess I have way too many
: 24-bit images in my display. :)  (takes on average of 33 megs fully loaded
: with nothing else like netscape running.. though I've got plenty of memory
: so I don't care :)
:       Anyway, if you get the *official* Redhat 4.2 distribution that
: includes Metro-X you shouldn't have any trouble at all with the Matrox
: card.

I haven't run UNiXBench or anything like that, but have used both
the Metro-X provided with RedHat LiNUX v4.1, XFree 86,  and Accelerated-X
v3.1, and Accelerated-X *blows* Metro-X and XFree 86 away speedwise.

Actually, the drivers seem faster than even the commercial ones provided
by Matrox for WindowsNT v4.0.  This is all anecdotal, however :^).

Lates!
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The Home Page for the Matrox Millenium XFree86 Project is

Australia:
        http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html

California:
        http://www.gvn.net/~seregmcw/matrox/xf86-matrox.html

: :     Can some kind soul inform me if the Matrox Millenium works
: : with RHL 4.1 and 4.2, either under XFree86 or MetroX.  I've had
: : conflicting information on this important point.  Thanks.
:
:       My Matrox Millenium (4 meg WRAM) works great under Metro-X (RHL
: 4.0).  The version of Xfree86 that came with RHL 4.0 doesn't support the
: Matrox but the version with 4.1 and 4.2 does.  I never got around to
: upgrading it yet.  
:       Only problem I discovered with Metro-X is that it wouldn't do
: 1280x1024x24bpp.. it was limited to just a tad bit lower resolution
: (somewhere between 1024x768 and 1280x1024.. I think 1124x940?).  
:       I tried Accelerated-X and it works fine at 1280x1024x24bpp.
: <shrug>  (though the thing is a memory hog.. I guess I have way too many
: 24-bit images in my display. :)  (takes on average of 33 megs fully loaded
: with nothing else like netscape running.. though I've got plenty of memory
: so I don't care :)
:       Anyway, if you get the *official* Redhat 4.2 distribution that
: includes Metro-X you shouldn't have any trouble at all with the Matrox
: card.

I haven't run UNiXBench or anything like that, but have used both
the Metro-X provided with RedHat LiNUX v4.1, XFree 86,  and Accelerated-X
v3.1, and Accelerated-X *blows* Metro-X and XFree 86 away speedwise.

Actually, the drivers seem faster than even the commercial ones provided
by Matrox for WindowsNT v4.0.  This is all anecdotal, however :^).

Lates!
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The Home Page for the Matrox Millenium XFree86 Project is

Australia:
        http://www.bf.rmit.edu.au/~ajv/xf86-matrox.html

California:
        http://www.gvn.net/~seregmcw/matrox/xf86-matrox.html