Hardware4Linux

Overall rating: 2.5 x 4

By Linux distribution:

• Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.9 GenuineIntel: 1.0 x 2
• PLD Linux 2.0 alpha: 5.0 x 1
• Debian lenny/sid i386: 3.0 x 1

Working video cards in 3D on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.21-2-vserver-686) by ejr (0):

Long story, but the short version is that 3D Labs became quite hostile to developers after demanding that TI remove the programming specs ages ago.

Working video cards in 2D on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.21-2-vserver-686) by ejr (3):

At some point, X required the Permedia fb driver. I haven’t tried without in a long, long time.

• system 1051
• PR440FX
• FS51

• pm2fb