Re: Debian 3.0r1 CD not booting on B180L
On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 09:30:13PM +0200, Steffen Hein wrote:
> I successfully updated the firmware to v6.1 but my problem was mainly a
> internal gfx-card vs. external gfx-card issue. I removed the FX2-card and
> successfully installed a woody system (dist-upgraded to Sarge afterwards).
ah ok - thanks for the update.
> Now I want to ask if it's possible to use a 16bit graphics mode using the
> builtin gfx-card (I only got 8bit to work). That would be enough for a
> basic desktop.
Depends on the gfx card - but not likely on the B180.
> Or would it be possible to use a "normal" PCI-card for graphics?
Search for "voodoo2" on http://lists.parisc-linux.org
> On parisc-linux.org I saw that Matrox and Voodoo-Cards are supported - I
> have some Matrox Millenium II and Voodoo2-cards lying around here (from the
> x86-world) - can I use them or do I need special boards which are designed
> for the HPPA hardware?
There are no HPPA special boards for either of those.
grant
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