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Re: [prentis@aol.net: PCI based ATI Mach64]



On Tue, Oct 09, Branden Robinson wrote:

> Does anyone have advice for this person?

PCI cards does not work with kernel 2.2.19 and XFree86 4.1.0. He need a
newer kernel 2.4.x.
But I'm wondering why "XFree86 -scanpci" works for him ?

  Thorsten

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> Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001 15:33:07 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Prentis Brooks <prentis@aol.net>
> To: <branden@debian.org>
> Subject: PCI based ATI Mach64
> 
> Hey Branden,
> 	I have been trying to get my Ultra10 with the PCI based Mach64
> and the Elite3D in a dual head configuration.  I am running Debian woody
> with 2.2.19 and xfree86 4.1.0.1 from your repository.  I have gotten it to
> the point where it is configured but I get the following warning, which
> prevents the second head from working:
> 
> (WW) ATI:  PCI/AGP Mach64 in slot 1:2:0 could not be detected!
> 
> I have found a post from you to some list where you state this is fixed.  Can
> you give me a direction to look in?  Here is what I currently have defined
> for that card in the XF86Config-4
> 
> Section "Device"
>         ### Available Driver options are:-
>         ### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
>         ### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
>         ### [arg]: arg optional
>         #Option     "SWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "HWcursor"                  # [<bool>]
>         #Option     "NoAccel"                   # [<bool>]
>         Identifier  "Card1"
>         Driver      "ati"
>         BusID       "PCI:1:2:0"
> EndSection
> 
> I get the following output from an XFree86 -scanpci
> 
> Probing for PCI devices (Bus:Device:Function)
> 
> (0:0:0) unknown chip (DeviceId 0xa000) from Sun
> (0:1:0) Sun Advanced PCI bridge
> (0:1:1) Sun Advanced PCI bridge
> (1:1:0) Sun EBUS
> (1:1:1) Sun Happy Meal
> (1:2:0) ATI Mach64 GP
> (1:3:0) CMD card using a CMD 646
> 
> ideas?
> 
> Prentis Brooks	| prentis@aol.net | 703-265-0914 | AIM: PrentisB
> Senior System Administrator - Web Infrastructure & Security
> 
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> 




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