linux-kernel - Re: device support VGA compat Matrox MGA G200ew

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Message-ID: <20110712222600.GA6207@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com>
Date:	Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:26:00 +0200
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Linda Walsh <lkml@...nx.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: device support VGA compat Matrox MGA G200ew

Linda Walsh <lkml@...nx.org> :
[...]
> The only other Matrox G200 related option under the DRM support, but it
> says it requires /dev/agpgart to be enabled.  I know the computer doesn't
> have an AGP 'slot' (the card is built-in), but is is possible AGP
> would still be the choice for the interface?

Yes. lspci should list an AGP bridge.

See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1505532

X seems to know the G200eW. It may help you figuring if
drivers/video/matrox/* (see matroxfb_base.c for the IDs) can be made
to work with this revision or not.

No idea if in-kernel DRM support still works. Imho it will fly like
a brick.

-- 
Ueimor
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