Re: Data for video driver

From: Jochen Rollwagen (jochenrollwagen_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/08/04 

Date: 8 Oct 2004 05:17:12 -0700

Keith Krehbiel <redsilo@pldi.net> wrote in message news:<10mc1kqtkos3g49@corp.supernews.com>...
> It just seems like I never hear of anyone that has successfully run
> xwindows on a mac and the driver seems to be the sticking point. I am
> not even sure if vesa is available with the installer I am
> using(Debian). I know the stock answer is quit trying to run linux on a
> mac and get a wintel box but if I wanted a wintel box I would have one
> already. At this point if someone would at least write in and say that
> it is possible it would be most encouraging.
> thanks
> Keith

I've run X on an ATI XClaim 3d+, an ATI Rage 128 and an ATI RADEON
7000.

Actually, i'm still running it on the Rage 128.

The XClaim was somewhat tricky, but i posted Info on how to get it
working somewhere in this newsgroup.

The two other cards "just worked" by running kudzu in YDL.

So what ?

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