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G200 was buggy as hell in Windows, I remember that pain. Also, post #200 for me!
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Originally posted by Gusar View PostThis isn't about server hardware though. The article title explicitly mentions desktop graphic cards. The server chips have been supported by the kernel for a long time already. What's new now is support for the desktop cards. And I'm with c117152 here, I can't imagine anyone still using those.
I'll also admit that it hasn't been booted up for some time! Might be worth a giggle with xfce at a magnificent 1024x768 resolution...
More generally, I've various server and desktop kit that is still in daily use from well beyond the usual 5-years-and-replace. Some of the kit harks back to 2008. They are still in use due to 'why break systems that do not need fixing?'...
Linux is fantastic for maintaining 'legacy' support.
That is all also very good for reducing the landfill waste!
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Originally posted by kpedersen View PostHave a browse through some recent server hardware. Matrox GPUs are still fairly common.
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Originally posted by c117152 View PostPersonally I can't begin to remember when was the last time I've see this sort of hardware in use...
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Originally posted by milkylainen View Post
AGP is still a PCI card. This was not removing support for AGP cards.
This was about removing some memory mapping stuff used for acceleration by AGP cards (afaik).
Using an AGP card as SVGA/VESA display out in a server or something should work just fine.
Personally I can't begin to remember when was the last time I've see this sort of hardware in use...
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Originally posted by rene View PostIt is not "new" support, the support was always there. Heck I used it when my Matrox Millennium II was new or my G200 and even played Quake3 Linux steel box edition when it was new: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOfcpNW01d4 this is "only" moving support glue code around to newer APIs.
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Originally posted by milkylainen View Post
AGP is still a PCI card. This was not removing support for AGP cards.
This was about removing some memory mapping stuff used for acceleration by AGP cards (afaik).
Using an AGP card as SVGA/VESA display out in a server or something should work just fine.
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Originally posted by c117152 View Post
This was about removing some memory mapping stuff used for acceleration by AGP cards (afaik).
Using an AGP card as SVGA/VESA display out in a server or something should work just fine.
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