From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756113Ab1GLWlV (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:41:21 -0400 Received: from violet.fr.zoreil.com ([92.243.8.30]:37061 "EHLO violet.fr.zoreil.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753934Ab1GLWlU (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:41:20 -0400 Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:26:00 +0200 From: Francois Romieu To: Linda Walsh Cc: LKML Subject: Re: device support VGA compat Matrox MGA G200ew Message-ID: <20110712222600.GA6207@electric-eye.fr.zoreil.com> References: <4E1CB962.1000308@tlinx.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E1CB962.1000308@tlinx.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Organisation: Land of Sunshine Inc. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Linda Walsh : [...] > The only other Matrox G200 related option under the DRM support, but it > says it requires /dev/agpgart to be enabled. I know the computer doesn't > have an AGP 'slot' (the card is built-in), but is is possible AGP > would still be the choice for the interface? Yes. lspci should list an AGP bridge. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1505532 X seems to know the G200eW. It may help you figuring if drivers/video/matrox/* (see matroxfb_base.c for the IDs) can be made to work with this revision or not. No idea if in-kernel DRM support still works. Imho it will fly like a brick. -- Ueimor