Re: Re: First question: Eclipse (fwd)

From: Johan Klockars <rand_at_cd.chalmers.se>
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 1999 13:23:36 +0200 (MET DST)

I sent this message to the wrong list yesterday, it seems.

> > >The software side is handled
> > >by fVDI, something called
> > >PCIBIOS and a
> >
> > So does fVDI use the PCIBIOS? If it does it should be possible to use fVDI
>
> The current Eclipse PCIBIOS is not compatible with the Hades/Milan ones.
> It is supposed to be soon, though, and then fVDI will be modified to work
> with it properly.
>
> > with RageII-cards on a Hades or Milan.
>
> Yes, unless there are problems elsewhere.
>
> > And if MilanVDI use PCIBIOS, it should also be possible to use S3 Trio cards on the Falcon...
>
> Again, yes, theoretically.
>
> It will certainly be interesting to test, and if there are problems with
> fVDI/RageII (or any other mach64 chip really if only the proper initialization
> code is provided (from Xfree86 for example)) on the other machines it
> shouldn't be too difficult to fix them (I'm not saying that _I_ will do it,
> but fVDI is after all a GPL program... ;-).

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