Third-party MGA/MTX driver support under Linux!

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  • WyWyWyWy
    Super MURCer
    • Nov 2001
    • 1087
    #1

    Third-party MGA/MTX driver support under Linux!

    Do you know what is SciTech SNAP?
    If not, have a look here:
    Call for Beta Testers – SciTech SNAP Graphics for Linux – OSnews
    http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=3145


    Basically it is a driver set for Linux for and outside the constraints of XFree86 and the Linux kernel. Currenly the Parhelia is not on the compatibility list http://www.scitechsoft.com/chiplist/..._chiplist.html althought it COULD be compatible in the near future as the list is merely 1/3 of all supported gfx cards.

    Hmm... does that mean we don't have to wait for THE Matrox software development team for their driver releases?
    P4 Northwood 1.8GHz@2.7GHz 1.65V Albatron PX845PEV Pro
    Running two Dell 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD
    And of course, Matrox Parhelia | My Matrox histroy: Mill-I, Mill-II, Mystique, G400, Parhelia
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    • albatorsk
      MURCer
      • Jun 2001
      • 475
      #2
      It MIGHT include Parhelia drives some time in the future, but consider this: you've already paid ~$400 for a card with "outspoken" support from the manufacturer. Do you want to pay even more just to get working drivers?

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        • Ribbit
          Super MURCer
          • Apr 2001
          • 1174
          #3
          SNAP for OS/2 costs about $35, so assuming that the Linux version is about the same that's not that much on top of the price of a Parhelia. But if Linux support was important to you, you shouldn't have bought a P in the first place.
          Blah blah blah nick blah blah confusion, blah blah blah blah frog.

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            • albatorsk
              MURCer
              • Jun 2001
              • 475
              #4
              Originally posted by Ribbit
              But if Linux support was important to you, you shouldn't have bought a P in the first place.
              How was I supposed to know that? Matrox promised support from day one. Was there any special reason to believe Matrox was lying?

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                • Ribbit
                  Super MURCer
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 1174
                  #5
                  No, but all companies make promises
                  Blah blah blah nick blah blah confusion, blah blah blah blah frog.

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                    • leech
                      Super MURCer
                      • Oct 1999
                      • 1918
                      #6
                      I did email them about Parhelia support and this is what I got in reply:

                      " We plan to eventually include support for many cards, some not listed. However we don't publish those cards, nor any planned release date."

                      Leech
                      Wah! Wah!

                      In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.

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                        • albatorsk
                          MURCer
                          • Jun 2001
                          • 475
                          #7
                          Ooh.. Looks like they've been taking classes in public relations from a Matrox employee.

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