New G4 Powerbook Video (Radeon Mobility 9600) Problems

[Norberto Quintanar]

There you go :)

http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/21-bk34/drivers/video/radeonfb.c
--- Ed McKnight <edward.mcknight@sun.com> wrote:
> I just turned in my "old" G4 15" Powerbook for the newer model and
> got a 
> whole passel of problems.
> 
> The most obnoxious is that there is no video support for the video
> chip 
> they upgraded to: the ATI Radeon Mobility 9600. I think the older 
> powerbook had the 9000 which has video support.
> 
> If I had had an inkling I'd never have "upgraded" :(
> 
> The YDL supported hardware page says this video isn't supported but
> 
> gives no clue about the future.
> 
> Does anyone have any info about whether this chip might ever be 
> supported/have an available driver for Linux (ppc)? ATI refers us
> to our 
> hardware vendors--in this case Apple.
> 
> thx,  --emk
> 
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