Re: Mach64 cards work with SX164 and Debian - Only kernel 2.4 makes trouble
On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 09:13:25PM +0100, Fabrice Haberer-Proust wrote:
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> I guess that you spent a lot of time to find a solution to this problem,
> and I would like to thank you very much for it.
No problem; it gave me a chance to look at the Mach64 again...
> I will follow your suggestion: first compile and install XFree86 4.x, and
> then buy a new graphic card.
Be careful about the card you choose - some of the most recent cards
don't always work with the BIOS emulator that is in the consoles of
the older machines. Rage128 and Radeon are fine in LX/SX, and have the
added benefit of running OpenGL apps via DRI/DRM in the latest kernels
and XFree86... :-)
So, ask about on this list when you have some possible card
candidates.
> In fact, I miss only one important thing with a 2.2.x kernel: a
> journalised files systems. Currently, I use a 2.2.16 kernel patched with a
> quite old Reiser FS, which is very unstable: when I mount a reiserfs
> partition, the KDE crashes about one time a day, which is unacceptable.
> Newer version of Reiser FS are only maintened for 2.4.x kernels, and it
> seems to be the same with JFS, XFS and EXT3.
Yeah, stable ReiserFS would be one reason to migrate.
Good luck.
--Jay++
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