Subject: Re: hardware compatability
To: m0rph <justin@bbnow.net>
From: Jared D. McNeill <jmcneill@invisible.yi.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/25/2000 23:26:18
On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, m0rph wrote:
> I currently have NetBSD installed on an older SparcStation. I am
> thinking of replacing my i686 linux box also but I do have some
> questions about hardware compabilty. Here are the components in
> question:
> Ricoh CD-RW MP6200A (IDE)

Shouldn't have any problems.

> Creative AWE 64 soundcard (ISA)

Should work with the 'sb' driver.

> Voodoo 3 1000 (AGP)
> I question the voodoo3 for 3d functionality. I know that there are linux
> drivers for 3d functionality and do not know if and how well it would
> work under linux emulation. TIA.

I know that the glide libraries work on FreeBSD under Linux
emulation, so I'm assuming that they'll work under NetBSD as well. Also,
doesn't XFree86 4.0+ support this card in 3D?

> 
> --Justin Heath
> 

Best of luck,
Jared