Subject: Re: video card?
To: <>
From: Ted Unangst <tedu@stanford.edu>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 09/11/2001 08:49:23
On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Jason R Thorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 11:22:45AM +0200, Soren S. Jorvang wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 01:34:54PM -0700, Ted Unangst wrote:
> > > The qube2 has a PCI slot. If i added a standard video card, would it
> > > work?
> >
> > No, that's not yet supported.
>
> You'd need an x86 emulator in the kernel to run the video BIOS
> to init the card, I suppose...
For console. But can't X use the card directly? Anyway, I've realized it
would be of minimal use, since there's no mouse or keyboard.
So, what have people been using the slot for? A few said NICs, but it
already has two interfaces. Doesn't seem too useful.
Ted
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