Video cards ( was Re: [H-GEN] Toshiba notebook.)

[David Jericho]

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On Thu, Oct 24, 2002 at 02:16:08PM +1000, Byron Ellacott wrote:
> (--) PCI:*(1:0:0) ATI Radeon VE rev 0, Mem @ 0xd0000000/27, 0xdfef0000/16, I/O @ 0x9800/8, BIOS @ 0xdfec0000/17
> 
> I think that's an older version than the 9700 though :)

Which is what I'm running in a dual head config here at the moment.
Two screens of 1600x1200 in 24 bit colour[1].

> There is a DRI driver, a GL module, and support for the dual head
> capability, though I can't get my hands on a DVI-I to VGA cable to use
> the second head anyway.

Unfortunately the driver as of XFree 4.2.0 (revision 8 on RedHat)
doesn't do hardware accelerated GL in dual headed mode. 

> When I upgrade, it will be to whatever is the top of the line or near to
> it in the Radeon family. ;)

I'm firmly of that opinion as well, assuming I actually do bother
upgrading my PC to another PC. To be honest, the single reason I'd bother 
getting another PC is because of games, which I don't play all that often.

[1] (((1600*1200)*3)*2)/1024^2 = 10.98MB of frame buffer used,
assuming it's not 4 byte aligned.

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David Jericho
Senior Systems Administrator, Bytecomm Pty Ltd


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