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> Has anybody managed to get 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 work with xfree 4.0.1?

> It's a bit confusing if the card is supported at all.
> HP hardware compatibility list says it is (XFree3.3.6+FBdev) but
> there's nothing about Permedia 3 chip on xfree.org

> The log file is strange too...

> XFree86 Version 4.0.1a / X Window System
> Release Date: 2 August 2000
> ...


> 0xf8000000/26, 0xf4000000/26
> ...
> (II) GLINT: driver for 3Dlabs chipsets: gamma, ti_pm2, ti_pm, pm3, pm2v,
>         pm2, pm, 300sx, 500tx, mx
> (II) Primary Device is: PCI 04:00:1
> (WW) GLINT: No matching Device section for instance (BusID PCI:4:0:0)
> found
> (--) Assigning device section with no busID to primary device
> (--) Chipset pm3 found
> ...
> (II) GLINT(0): Unknown Glint Permedia3 board detected
> ...
> AUDIT: Tue Oct 24 12:36:34 2000: 1771 X: client 7 rejected from local
> host

> thanks for any hints.
> Ivan

> --
> Ivan Zimine
> Dpt. of Radiology
> Geneva University Hospitals

>> Has anybody managed to get 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 work with xfree 4.0.1?

>   I am also looking for a similar solution. I haven't been able to get my
> Oxygen card to work in any graphics mode except 640x480 from the SVGA
> driver. I am not against re-installing 3.3.6 if this is known to get some
> results. Anyone have any ideas? Oddly enough the mouse pointer is often
> visible when it is trying to activate a graphics mode.

> >> Has anybody managed to get 3DLabs Oxygen GVX1 work with xfree 4.0.1?

> >   I am also looking for a similar solution. I haven't been able to get
my
> > Oxygen card to work in any graphics mode except 640x480 from the SVGA
> > driver. I am not against re-installing 3.3.6 if this is known to get
some
> > results. Anyone have any ideas? Oddly enough the mouse pointer is often
> > visible when it is trying to activate a graphics mode.

> This board is not based on the Permedia 3, and, afaik, is not supported
> under XFree (except possibly via the framebuffer).  For such a nice card,
> I'd shell out the $$ for Xi Graphics' fully 3D accelerated drivers.  Check
> out:
> http://www.xigraphics.com/Pages/3D-LGD-List.html

> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University