[H-GEN] AGP and USB

[David Jericho]

(Note reply-to: being general at humbug.org.au vs David Jericho <davidj at amh.com.au>)

On Fri, Mar 26, 1999 at 02:06:20PM +1000, Hilton Travis wrote:
> Is there any way to get Linux/X to recognise an AGP card?  I have a Banshee
> on this system, and a S3 ViRGE as a secondary card (multi-boot
> Win98/WinNT/Linux), and Linux only detects the PCI ViRGE.  I have AGP/PCI as
> the boot order in the BIOS.

Check with your Banshee manual, it may support VESA 2.0 BIOS calls, which 
means you can have a frame buffer console under 2.2.x[1]. Then you can 
use the Frame Buffer X server without a problem. You can even have 8
video cards in your system at once and do this.[2] 

> Also, will there be USB support in the near future?  I have 2 USB modems I
> would like to have Linux recognise.

Do a search for Linux and USB. I believe there is a project with kernel
patches to get USB working. I've got this nagging feeling that there
is USB support in the 2.2.x kernels. 

[1] That sentence took me at least 00:01:30 to write. Typing one handed while
eating a chocolate Billabong icecream, and not dropping any onto your tie
isn't that easy. Given that I wanted to enjoy the icecream :)

[2] Out of order foot notes.[3]

[3] I did mean to say, that that's assuming 1 display per card.[4]

[4] ObPedant

-- 
David "Um, bowling guy, how do we use these keyboards?" Jericho
          

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