Re: regarding xviddetect

To: Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shaleh@valinux.com>
Cc: debian-boot@lists.debian.org, debian-release@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: regarding xviddetect
From: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 18:26:23 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 20000821182623.F8115@tausq.org>
Reply-to: Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
In-reply-to: <[🔎] XFMail.20000821153440.shaleh@valinux.com>; from shaleh@valinux.com on Mon, Aug 21, 2000 at 03:34:40PM -0700
References: <[🔎] oa8ztqeo1e.fsf_-_@arroz.fake> <[🔎] XFMail.20000821153440.shaleh@valinux.com>

> current cards are supported in XF 4.  Older cards (ISA) are likely to not be
> supported unless they are popular.  The driver has to be ported )-:
> 
> So, this means we have a process like:
> 
> try to XF 4 autodetect
>   if fail
>     try to XF 3 autodetect
>       if fail
>         punt?

well, realize that xviddetect only works on pci/sbus cards. if the user
has an older ISA card xviddetect won't do them much good.

randolph
-- 
Debian Developer <tausq@debian.org>
http://www.TauSq.org/

Reply to:

References:
- regarding xviddetect
  - From: Adam Di Carlo <adam@onshore.com>
- RE: regarding xviddetect
  - From: "Sean 'Shaleh' Perry" <shaleh@valinux.com>

Prev by Date: Re: regarding xviddetect
Next by Date: Re: [debian-installer] microdpkg
Previous by thread: RE: regarding xviddetect
Next by thread: RE: regarding xviddetect
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread