3dfx-VooDoo 3 on YDL-2.2

Terminus, Inc yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Fri Apr 19 11:39:01 2002


> Hi,
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> Was wondering if you have a link to the voodoo site where I can download =
the
> driver source or binary for the voodoo card PCI. Or if you have the sourc=
e or
> binary, can you email me that?
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> Thanks in advance
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> Allan
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>> I have a working Voodoo3 card in both the Mac OS and YDL 2.1 on a G3
>> upgraded Performa 6360.
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>> I flashed the card's ROM with version 12 of the beta drivers from
>> Voodoo.  That makes the card's firmware recognize the fact that it is
>> in a Mac's PCI slot, and not a PC's.
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>> I am running 8.6 on the 6360 at this time with 136 MB of RAM.
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>> YDL started the XServer without a single hiccup.  I get 800x600 at 16
>> bit color without trouble.
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>> Not sure of which kernel.  I am still using the stock YDL 2.1 kernels
>> included with the installer disk.  It's the one that shows Tux the
>> Penguin with a Beer in his left fin.
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>> Hope this helps.  Prior to this I had to use a custom kernel argument
>> with BootX for YDL to use the Performa's stock Valkyrie card at
>> higher rez.
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>> Scott
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> Here=B9s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the
> round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They=
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> not fond of rules. and they have no respect for the status quo.
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> You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glo=
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> change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They
> create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. And while some ma=
y see
> them as the crazy ones, we see genius
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> Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the worl=
d,
> are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs Apple Computer "Think Different"
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> damnat quod non intelligunt
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Here=B9s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the
round pegs in the square holes, the ones who see things differently. They=B9r=
e
not fond of rules. and they have no respect for the status quo.

You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them,
glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can=B9t do is ignore them.
Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They
explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. And
while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,
are the ones who do. -Steve Jobs Apple Computer "Think Different"


damnat quod non intelligunt


Pursuant to U.S. code, title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II,
Section 227, any and all unsolicited commercial E-mail sent
to this address is subject to a fee of $500.00 U.S. E-Mailing denotes
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