Re: Sun 220r Enterprises + Debian + Raptor GFX 8P

From: prg (rdgentry1_at_cablelynx.com)
Date: 01/28/05

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    Paul Walz wrote:
    > If this is not the correct place for this posting I appologize in
    > advance.
    >
    > First let me say, this is my first time installing (or using for that
    > matter) Linux. I just installed Debian 3.0r4 on a Sun Microsystems
    220r
    > Enterprise server that has a Raptor GFX 8P graphics card in it. The
    > linux install went fine in that I can boot into Linux and get to the
    > BASH command line, log in, etc. My problem is that while text at the
    > command prompt displays just fine I am having trouble getting any
    kind
    > of gui stuff to work. I have already contacted the vendor - they do
    not
    > have Linux drivers for this card.
    >
    > My questions:
    >
    > Has anyone here had experience trying to get Linux to run using the
    > Raptor GFX 8P graphics card? I am hoping to find someone you has
    > actually done this and hopefully can send me config files and any
    other
    > important information.
    >
    > Has anyone released better drivers for this graphics card or can I
    use
    > different drivers to make this work?
    >
    > Do I actually need to use XFree86 3.3.6 to use drivers for XFree86
    > 3.3.6? Put another way, can I use XFree86 3.3.6 drivers with XFree86
    > 4.x? (I read online that while the 4.x drivers were not 100% working,
    > the 3.3.6 ones worked fine/better for this graphics card)
    >
    > Does the monitor that you choose to use when trying to set up your
    > graphics card drivers have a big impact on how easy it is to get
    things
    > working? (ie should I be using an older/smaller monitor that is very
    > likely to be well supported?)
    >
    > Are there any other gotcha's that I should know about while trying to
    > get the 8P to work?

    YUK! Looks like you're SOL...
    http://www.techsource.com/gfx8pfaqs/gfx8pfaqs.html
    [quote]
    10. Will the GFX 8P work in my PC running Windows or Linux?

    No, Tech Source has not developed drivers to support the GFX 8P on
    Linux or Windows. In addition, ***the GFX 8P does not have a VGA BIOS
    which is required for a graphics card to be the boot device on an x86
    machine.***
    emphasis added
    [end quote]

    Confirmed?
    http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/PCI.html

    Sounds like a dead duck. You may be lucky it even works in text mode
    command line. Nothing, nada, zip that I saw on google leads me to
    believe it can be made to work. :-(

    sorry,
    prg
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