Radeon 32 and XFree86

[Spoonman]

Is this possible? I've read that XFree does and does not support the Radeon card. Can anyone tell me if it's true? I'd hate to get the card then find out XFree doesn't support it yet.

[rts]

http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.2/Status6.html#6

Originally posted by Spoonman:
Is this possible? I've read that XFree does and does not support the Radeon card. Can anyone tell me if it's true? I'd hate to get the card then find out XFree doesn't support it yet.

[Spoonman]

http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.2/ati3.html

Quote from page(about 4 paragraphs down: The newer Rage 128 and Radeon chips are not yet supported by this driver.

[rts]

Talk about selective quoting!

The quote continues with:

Rage 128's and Radeon's are, however, supported by separate drivers, and owners of such adapters should consult the documentation provided with these drivers

So yes, it is supported (as the info in
the URL I posted previously stated)

Originally posted by Spoonman:

Quote from page(about 4 paragraphs down: The newer Rage 128 and Radeon chips are not yet supported by this driver.[/B]

to get 3d support you need to get the latest xfree86 code from the DRI people. http://dri.sourceforge.net/ follow the compilation guide. it isn't much fun but it can be made to work.