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Conference turris::digital_unix

Title:	DIGITAL UNIX(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1)
Notice:	Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference
Moderator:	SMURF::DENHAM

Created:	Thu Mar 16 1995
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	10068
Total number of notes:	35879

9315.0. "9FX Motion331 graphics card supported on Unix4.0a?" by ZPOVC::CSNAQS () Thu Mar 27 1997 06:18

    Hi,
    
        Does anyone knows if PB2GA-JD 9FX Motion331 graphics card on
        AlphaStation 255/300 support on Digital Unix 4.0a ?
    
        What is the difference between the PBXGB-AA T2/2mb 2D 8-plane PCI
        graphics Accelerator as compared with PB2GA-JD ?
    
        Regards,

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
9315.1	the s3trio64 replacement card	NETRIX::"[email protected]"	Paul Grist	`Fri Apr 04 1997 15:30`	24
	The PB2GA-JC and PB2GA-JD are the s3trio64 V+ graphics options (1Mb and 2Mb respectively). It is the replacement card for the vision 330 (S3trio64) and essentially identical to it. The s3trio card is a simple 2D SVGA card, 256 colors, and can not do multiscreen. The PBXGB-AA is the Digital TGA2 graphics option, the PowerStorm 3D30. It is a much faster 2D card and an entry-level 3D card (requires Open3D kit). Its more expensive and faster, 3 can be configured in the same system. For more info on TGA2, See: http://www.imc.das.dec.com:9015/products/3d30.htm For help with identifying graphics cards try: http://healey.zk3.dec.com/hw_query/ Paul [Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
9315.2	Need V4.0B	NETRIX::"[email protected]"	Paul	`Fri Apr 04 1997 15:34`	8
	Sorry, forgot to state that V4.0b is required to run the s3trio V+ card, a hardware incompatibility caused the need for software changes. TGA2 is supported on V4.0a Paul [Posted by WWW Notes gateway]
9315.3	Works for Unix below 4.0 ?	ZPOVC::CSNAQS		`Mon Apr 28 1997 01:24`	10
	Hi, It is possible for the PB2GA-JC and PB2GA-JD be supported on Digital Unix 3.2c and above. We have quite a lot of customers running below Digital Unix 4.0. Is there a way that we can make it work on version that is below 4.0 ? Will these garphic card work on OpenVMS ? Do they need any drivers ? Thanks
9315.4	technically, yes.	MAYNRD::MCCARTNEY		`Tue Apr 29 1997 16:03`	10
	It is possible, but it will take some work. To justify the work we need a business requirement to be generated by a platform group that wants this supported. This has come up for discussion before. We (the X server folks) told the platform (lowend server) group that we would do the engineering work needed but we would need them to do all qualification and testing work. When they were asked to do that, they dropped the requirement. So, technically, it can be done, but it has not happened to date. Irene