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Subject: Re: Matrox G400 PCI and 3D Hardware Rendering
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I should read the whole message...

Find a pci bus voodoo3/4/5.  They work with the DRI.

On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Joseph Garcia wrote:

>
> The problem is that this Compaq server has no AGP slots.  That's the
> dilema. Otherwise, finding a better card would be no problem.
>
> Joey
>
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 joeo@cracktown.com wrote:
>
> > AGP r128's are dirt cheap now...
> >
> > On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Joseph Garcia wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hmmm....according to what I read it seems as though the requirements for
> > > DRI is AGPGART which probably means that it won't support PCI cards and
> > > needs to be AGP. At least that's my assumption. Also, I can't seem to find
> > > a G400 in PCI format, although I have found G200's in PCI format on
> > > pricewatch.com for $82 which is way more than I want to spend.  Like I
> > > said, it's just a "play" box. Any suggestions?
> > >
> > > Joey
> > >
> > > On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Joseph Garcia wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello all!
> > > >
> > > > I have this older Compaq Prosignia 200 server that has a really crappy
> > > > PCI video card in it which I wanted to upgrade just so that it makes it
> > > > easier on my eyes when running X sessions. It's not used for any heavy
> > > > duty serving or anything like that.  More like a test machine. Sometimes I
> > > > use it for handling syslog message from various devices here in the
> > > > company, but I'm using another machine for that right now.  Back to my
> > > > question... I was considering getting a Matrox G400 because it would most
> > > > likely provide really nice 2D acceleration, higher resolutions, and nice
> > > > color. What I was wondering is could I get hardware acceleration out of
> > > > that PCI card or is XFree4's 3D acceleration for AGP cards only? I know
> > > > I'll need to read some more docs on this on the XFree86 site, but I
> > > > thought maybe someone here can lead me to answer.  Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > Joey
> > > >
> > > >
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