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securitymonkey n00b
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 10 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:33 am Post subject: Expert3d on Blade 100 - Driving me Insane |
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Ok, I'm ready to give up.
I have a blade 100 with a PCI Expert3d installed.
Solaris sees that I have an Expert3d installed and switches all output to it automagically.
Gentoo with 2.4 and 2.6 kernels insists on providing *zero* output to either framebuffer if the Expert3d is plugged in. If I remove the Expert3d, Gentoo outputs to the onboard ATI.
*pulling my hair out*
Has anyone got this to work? Anyone? Bueller?
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securitymonkey n00b
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 10 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 4:45 am Post subject: /proc/pci output |
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Oops. Forgot to post this:
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Bus 0, device 19, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 39).
IRQ 8222880.
Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=8.
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1ff06000000 [0x1ff06ffffff].
I/O at 0x1fe02000b00 [0x1fe02000bff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1ff00426000 [0x1ff00426fff].
Bus 1, device 1, function 0:
VGA compatible controller: PCI device 1091:07a0 (Intergraph Corporation) (rev 0).
IRQ 8222720.
Master Capable. Latency=64.
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1ff04000000 [0x1ff05ffffff].
Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1ff03000000 [0x1ff0300ffff].
Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1ff03800000 [0x1ff03ffffff].
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So you can see that Gentoo recognizes the ATI as a framebuffer, but not the Expert3d. D'oh!
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Gecklord Apprentice
Joined: 17 Mar 2004 Posts: 174
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Are you sure that it's an Elite3D?
Elite3D are only for UPA slots. Maybe you mean an Expert3d ord Expert3d-lite - but unfortunately there aren't supported by linux |
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securitymonkey n00b
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 10 Location: USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:17 pm Post subject: Need... Coffee.... |
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I'm sorry... I meant EXPERT3d-lite (postings changed). Thanks for catching that.
Man, that's why I should not be posting at night. *sigh* |
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Weeve Retired Dev
Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Posts: 641
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 1:05 am Post subject: |
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Expert3D-Lite isn't supported under Linux in either the console or in X, so if you want to use the Blade, you'll have to use the onboard video card. In most of the reports I've heard from people that have them, you may have to remove the Expert3D-Lite to get the system to boot right under Linux. |
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GenTimJS Guru
Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 406 Location: NH, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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one solution would be to sell/trade me the expert3d-lite ... ive got cash and/or a UPA creator3d FFB2+ ... _________________ -Tim Smith |
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securitymonkey n00b
Joined: 03 Sep 2004 Posts: 10 Location: USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:14 pm Post subject: Doggone it. |
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Thanks for the feedback guys. Luckily I'm up to my armpits in framebuffers, so I'm off to try others. Anyone have a success story using another FB on the blade aside from that onboard ATI?
GenTimJS: But if I sell it to you, I can't use it in another Sparc! |
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GenTimJS Guru
Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 406 Location: NH, USA
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Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Ahh, but you can trade _________________ -Tim Smith |
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