Subject: YDL compatibility with video accelerator cards
From: roberto (dr.bob@erols.com)
Date: Wed Jan 02 2002 - 06:49:45 MST
Hmmmm - sounds like I may want to rethink the video card. Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Peters" <ppeters914@attbi.com>
To: "'roberto'" <dr.bob@erols.com>
Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:20 PM
Subject: RE: YDL compatibility with CPU upgrade cards
> You definitely will want to search the archives regarding video cards. I
> have the ATI Rage Orion 128 Pro. This card has been a nightmare for me
> and others regarding accelerated video in X. I couldn't even run XFree
> 3.36; had to use Xpmac. Now, supposedly, this is all "fixed" w/ XFree
> v4.1, but I haven't tried it yet.
>
> I also remember issues w/ the ATI Mach64-based cards, and I still some
> issues posted w/ the ATI Radeon. You'll just need to do some research
> first, which is better than fighting the hardware issues later.
>
> Pete
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: roberto [mailto:dr.bob@erols.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 10:35 AM
> To: Pete Peters
> Subject: Re: YDL compatibility with CPU upgrade cards
>
>
> Hi Pete,
> Thanks for the advice. I am also thinking about an ATI video card, so
> will
> keep that in mind during my search(es).
> Regards,
> Bob
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Peters" <ppeters914@attbi.com>
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Cc: <dr.bob@erols.com>
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 1:33 PM
> Subject: RE: YDL compatibility with CPU upgrade cards
>
>
> > If search the archives, you will find many posts regarding issues &
> > solutions to using upgrade cards. You should also search on "7500" to
> > see if there are any issues specific to that model Mac.
> >
> > That said, I can say that I am successfully (other than unaccelerated
> > video...sigh) running YDL 1.2.1 w/ a custom 2.2.18 kernal on my
> > PPC9500/150 w/ a PowerLogix G3/400 card.
> >
> > Go for it. I couldn't believe the performance difference when moving
> > from the 604 to the G3, even if it's only in my mind. <g>
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: roberto [mailto:dr.bob@erols.com]
> > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:32 AM
> > To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> > Subject: YDL compatibility with CPU upgrade cards
> >
> >
> > I have a PowerMac 7500/100 (sigh) and have YDL up and running. I want
> > to upgrade my CPU to a G3 or G4. Does anyone have experience with
> > compatability of YDL with PowerForce, XLR8, or Sonnet cards?
> >
>
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