Re: Are we going too fast?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:24:25 +0100 (BST)

> > Welcome to wacky hardware. To get a G400 stable on x86 you need at least
> >
> > XFree86 4.1 if you are running hardware 3D (and DRM 4.1)
> > 2.4.8 or higher with the VIA fixes
> > Preferably a very recent BIOS update for the VIA box
>
> I'm sorry, but what "VIA fixes" are we referring to?

Certain VIA chipsets had some nasty bugs that caused corruption. The older
kernels have a workaround that mostly does the job but has a few side
effects. The 2.4.8 kernel has the official VIA provided workaround, which
makes sbpci128 cards work again, and sorts out some bus hangs, especially
with matrox cards
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