Details

ManufacturerCompaq Computer (by S3)
ModelVT8636A [ProSavage KN133] AGP4X VGA Controller (TwisterK)
Buspci
TypeVGA compatible controller
Id5333
Info28d02
Info30e11
Info40086

Ratings

Overall rating: 5.0 x 7

By Linux distribution:

  • Debian lenny/sid i386: 5.0 x 2
  • Arch Linux Don't Panic AuthenticAMD: 5.0 x 2
  • Gentoo Gentoo Base System release 1.12.10 AuthenticAMD: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586: 5.0 x 1
  • Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586: 5.0 x 1

Comments

Working video cards in 2D on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.22.1-hrt6) by thibm (5):

sync to vblank is not supported at all

Working video cards in 3D on Debian lenny/sid i386 (kernel: 2.6.22.1-hrt6) by thibm (5):

sync to vblank is not supported at all

Working video cards in 2D on Arch Linux Don't Panic AuthenticAMD (kernel: 2.6.22-ARCH) by Yaroze (5):

Direct Rendering ON by default

Working video cards in 3D on Arch Linux Don't Panic AuthenticAMD (kernel: 2.6.22-ARCH) by Yaroze (5):

Tuxracer runs fine with decent fps.

Working video cards in 2D on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.18-laptop-1mdv) by Skiper (5):

Automatically installed and configured. No further configuration is required. 2D operations work perfectly well. 3D is however not supported by hardware (even thought minor 3D operations still run without problem).

Working video cards in 3D on Mandriva Linux 2008.0 i586 (kernel: 2.6.22.18-laptop-1mdv) by Skiper (0):

Automatically installed and configured. No further configuration is required. 2D operations work perfectly well. 3D is however not supported by hardware (even thought minor 3D operations still run without problem).

Working video cards in 2D on Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586 (kernel: 2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb) by Skiper (5):

Correctly detected and installed. No problems were found. Works perfectly.

Correctement détecté et installé. Aucun problème n’a été trouvé. Fonctionne parfaitement.

Working video cards in 3D on Mandriva Linux 2008.1 i586 (kernel: 2.6.24.4-desktop586-1mnb) by Skiper (0):

3D not supported by hardware.

Fonctions 3D non supportées par le matériel.

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