Re: [PATCH for 0pre1v3] r128 and radeon without vgaHW problem fix
On Sam, 2002-08-31 at 23:16, ISHIKAWA Mutsumi wrote:
> >>>>> In <[🔎] 20020831202029.GA5758@iliana>
> >>>>> Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> wrote:
> >> On Sun, Sep 01, 2002 at 04:07:30AM +0900, ISHIKAWA Mutsumi wrote:
>
> >> > >> > I put a patch to build fix on SPARC and new MANIFEST.sparc.
> >> > >> >
> >> > >> > http://people.debian.org/~ishikawa/XFree86/4.2.0-0pre1v3/sparc/101_sparc_ati_without_vgahw.diff
> >> >
> >> > >> This is a bad patch IMHO.
> >> >
> >> > I have a question:
> >> >
> >> > Are RADEON and Rage128 supports need on SPARC currently?
> >> > Some some SPARC workstation/server uses RADEON and/or Rage128?
> >> >
> >> > I know some SPARC workstations (e.g Ultra5) use mach64 graphic chip.
> >> > So, we need mac64 support. We should not drop ati mac64 drivers.
> >> >
> >> > But I don't know RADEON or Rage128 graphic borad for SPARC.
> >> > If RADEON/Rage128 board for SPARC does exist, we need more hack
> >> > to support these (but I don't have the board and enough time to do
> >> > this...).
>
> >> Well, i guess the Ultra5 have pci slots, so you could imagine putting a
> >> pci radeon or rage128 board in it, is it not ?
>
> I believe the firmware on these cards are written in ix86 code, so
> these cards will not run on the SPARC.
SPARCs have Open Firmware, right? If so, Mac cards might work.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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