Re: Banshee
On Sun, 18 Apr 1999, Eric wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 18, 1999 at 03:37:47PM -0400, shaleh@clifford.livenet.net wrote:
> > Banshee cards are not currently supported. A coworker of mine sold his and
> > bought a TNT. Cheaper and in all ways a better card.
> >
> > It can be forced to work by using the frame buffer console and Xframebuffer
> > BUT it is non acclerated and is a waste of card.
>
> I have to disagree with this. Check out
> http://glide.xxedgexx.com/3DfxRPMS_vb_glibc.html There is an Xserver
> being developed for the banshee.
I hadn't heard that the 3dfx stuff was being released as open-source,
though I'd be happy to be proven wrong. From what I've heard they've been
exclusively binary-only releases.
> As far as I know, NVidia has not shown anything in the way of linux
> support. Granted, the TNT2 is going to be a better card than the
> banshee/voodoo3, but what good is it if they have no linux support?
nVidia has worked with the XFree86 group, and has released their 2D
driver as open-source, after some initial stumbling. There are also
credible reports of their working on Linux 3D acceleration.
Sincerely,
Ray Ingles (248) 377-7735 ray.ingles@fanucrobotics.com
"Computers let you make more mistakes faster than any other invention
in human history, with the possible exception of handguns and tequila."
Mitch Radcliffe
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