Re: output-device OF boot variable for ATI XCLAIM3D+
Yes, the XCLAIM series has all the magical OpenFirmware stuff to make
it work properly under Linux. It is a true Mac card (it even has the
wide Mac video connector, I think).
To find out the device tree entry, either:
a) Boot up Mac OS and run Apple System Profiler. Find it in the
"Devices and Volumes" tab (or something like that). Then expand
out the PCI bus and find it. My XCLAIM VR is "/bandit/ATY,XCLAIMVRPro".
b) If you can boot Linux, look in /proc/bandit. You should see it in there.
The problem I had with my 7500 was that video=atyfb didn't work. Linux
would boot into a terrible video mode that didn't work on any monitor.
No amount of changing resolutions would fix it, it just produced other
broken video modes. I never figured this one out (just used video=ofonly).
Strangely, Linux won't boot in this mode, the disk doesn't go, and the
text doesn't scroll past, so I think it corrupts something terribly.
XFree86 4.0.3 didn't work with "ati" either, I had to use "fbdev" with
"video=ofonly".
If you manage to get this all working, I'd be quite curious. Good luck!
Adam
On Thu, May 17, 2001 at 03:05:54PM -0700, Brian McCain wrote:
> Ok, I've got an oldworld (power computing powerwave)...I've given up on trying to get the whole serial port thing to work as I can't seem to get the Zterm configuration setup right, but I think I can get it running if I can just get the right info to plug into the boot variables app...The problem, I believe, is that after frying my old ATI card that came with the computer (by tripping on the monitor cord :) I replaced it with an ATI XCLAIM 3D Plus...so now when I change the Open Firmware output-device variable to "bandit/ATY,XCLAIM" I still get no output...I'm thinking it's the wrong value for this variable, but all the output-device guides I've found specify the variable based on computer model, not card.
>
> So heres my question...Does anybody have this particular card (the XCLAIM 3D Plus has a flat-panel display connector and an s-video out port as well as the standard vga connector) or at least just know what the OF output-device variable should be for it?
>
> -Brian McCain
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