Bug#392514: problem with XF86Config-4
On Mon, Apr 04, 2011 at 05:07:53AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org> (13/10/2006):
> > Sorry to disappoint you, but the card you have is Sun Elite3D, which
> > is not supported by X.org at this moment, to the best of my
> > knowledge. The only thing I can recommend is to get a Creator or
> > Elite 3D card, which are supported fine by the sunffb driver.
>
> they managed to have both Sun Elite3D and non-Sun Elite 3D? Great.
> Given code didn't change, the status probably didn't change since
> 2006; but a confirmation would be welcome anyway.
It should have read "the card you have is Sun Expert3D". The Creator
and Elite3D are actually supported, Expert3D is not (well, basic
framebuffer functions do work, but X does not work). I don't think
there is hope, even though it was mentioned recently on sparclinux
mailing list, this post provides a summary:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2011/02/msg00019.html
Best regards,
--
Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/ KeyID: C99E03CC
Reply to: