Re: powerstorm 4d40t support.
Hello Maciej
> but, after some googling and browsing through various documents, i can
see
> that there's almost no support for the graphic card i have in that
box - quite
> impressively looking [1] one: the intergraph powerstorm 4d40t. it's
based on
> cirrus logic gd5440 chip and i can't find almost any information about
running
> xfree86 or framebuffer on it.
I had the same problem with my AlphaXL 366 - it had a 3DLabs Oxygen 102
in it, which is based on the Cirrus Logic GD5428 chipset. I could never
get even the normal svga server running on it, except in 640x480x4 bit.
I ended up putting a Matrox Mystique instead. The Oxygen now sits in my
spare parts bin, which is a shame because it would have had better 3D
speed than the Mystique. But I need the machine mostly as a server, so I
didn't mind that much.
In your case, the card seems even more powerful, so you might be able to
find a Windows machine where it could be used (or sell it on ebay for a
nice price). And I too recommend relatively old Matrox cards to replace
it in your Alpha. They're cheap now, and will probably do the job very
well.
Good luck,
J-S
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