[ale] 2 video cards co-existing?n

[Mandrake]

On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 07:17:08PM -0400, Vernard Martin wrote:
> > So I thought I'd chirp in on this discussion for just a moment.
> > 
> > I do have 3 video cards in my x86 machine.
> 
> I'm kinda curious as to what those cards are? 

I have 3 G200's

> > Running multiple PCI video cards: odl versions of xfree86 won't support it
> > correctly.  you have to run something out of CVS (which you can't get unless
> > you're an xfree developer).  
> 
> So what you are saying is that "it can be done but we can't do it unless we
> become XFree86 developers"?

soon.  as soon as someone like dirk decides to release the stuff. (sorry I
don't control the release cycle)


> > AccelX's multihead stuff is pathetic - requires same card in both slots.
> I am currently using this stuff and I'm got an AGP Number 9 Revolution 3D and a
> PCI version of the same. Works ok but I can crash the server in my sleep. It
> also doesn't support the SGRAM cards properly. Works ok with the WRAM ones
> though. I have a separate machine that has two WRAM versions of those cards and
> it works much better.
> 
> > metrox's mutlihead stuff is also less than adequate, wasn't impressed.
> > besides, metrox (for those of you who don't know) is just an old version of
> > xfree86 that has been hacked for more binary drivers.
> 
> Weird. I thought that Metro-X kept donating their technology to the XFree86
> folks distro. I didn't realize it was the other way around :)

now they HAVE begun to contribute technology to xfree86 so that they can
concentrate on being a driver-writing company, similar to the model that
strauss and friends are doing at precision insight.


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