On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 08:30:58AM -0500, Michael wrote:
> 
> From a strictly XFree86ish point of view I'd recommend a cheap radeon for non-x86 systems because the XF86 driver doesn't need accesss to VGA legacy stuff ( may need some hacking to get rid of it though ). I'm not sure about the Rages, but I guess the above applies to them too - the fact that Sun used ATi parts may be a hint ( but not a strong one - it's not impossible to access the legacy stuff on a Sun - just not too convenient )

well, there are two of the same card i got for my mac (64M 7000), only with S-Video on ebay
right now.  $6.  that's an acceptable price.  ;)

> Hmm, if you feel adventurous just plug the Radeon which doesn't work in your Mac into the Sun - it MAY see the fcode stuff.

hmm, that's not a bad idea, but i wonder which will happen first, getting my friend
to ship me the U5, or us getting the Radeon working in the mac.  ;)

> Maybe - maybe not. ROM images for Suns will be a LOT harder to get ( if they exist at all ) but in theory the fcode stuff should work - OpenFirmware is based on an earlier version of Sun's OpenBOOT after all, so there is a chance. But I wouldn't bet on Sun and Apple OF being in any way compatible, at least both will have proprietary extensions.

hmmm, i wonder if my friend saved the Sun ROMs off of his 7000 when he flashed
it to Mac.  i'll have to check.  i do know that Sun ROMs exist for radeon 7000
however.  ;)

-brian
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