Re: matrox g450: matrox.com drivers or X 4.1.0 drivers?
Jason Boxman <jasonb@edseek.com> writes:
> On Sunday 23 September 2001 02:28 pm, Krzys Majewski wrote:
> > Anyone run a matrox g450?
> > I've got one working with kernel 2.4.8 and X 4.1.0, but it did
> > hang my box once. Maybe I should be using the drivers from the
> > Matrox site instead? The Matrox drivers need the code for X
> > 4.0.2/4.0.3 to compile. I know, I know, I should just try it and see,
> > but it's a bit of a pain to build/test etc., so if you have any
> > g450 experiences to share, please do..
>
> Well, my G400 works with the default X4.1 drivers. It seems to load the
> mga_hal module that Matrox providers for G200/4xx cards though. The mga_hal
> might only be necessary for the G450, I don't remember.
OK, thanks.
Mine tries to load the mga_hal module and fails, presumably because I
haven't installed it. I take it you've downloaded the one from
matrox.com? What does it do?
Also, FWIW, if you don't install the matrox drivers, the 450 is only
supported starting with X 4.1.0.
-chris
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