Re: 3com905c vs Rage128: In this corner, wearing the white trunks....
Joachim Trinkwitz wrote:
>
> Kent West <westk@acu.edu> writes:
>
> > But! Apparently the 3com905c requires a 2.0.x kernel, and won't
> > work with the 2.2.x version. The Rage128 video card, not being
> > supported yet by Xfree86, can only work with the frame buffer
> > method, which apparently requires a 2.2.x kernel.
>
> I have many 3com905 cards working perfectly well here with 2.2.x
> kernels (with versions all the way up). Did you really try the kernel
> driver option CONFIG_VORTEX ("Vortex/Boomerang" support)?
>
> (Maybe I'm missing something here, I didn't see the whole thread.)
>
> Greetings,
> joachim
>
It's the 3com905c that's unsupported. The '905, '905a, and '905b
are supported. However, last night I learned that the "c" is
supported in the driver available on the driver maintainer's
page. Tomorrow when I get back in the office I'll download the
source and recompile it and see if it works.
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