2003-07-22 07:25:22

by Asfand Yar Qazi

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Subject: VIA kt600 chipset supported in Linux?

As subject really: I don't want any nVidia proprietry rubbish, just nice
clean vanilla kernel configuring and running.

For both 2.4 and 2.6?

Thanks,
Asfand Yar





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2003-07-22 10:57:43

by Alan

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Subject: Re: VIA kt600 chipset supported in Linux?

On Maw, 2003-07-22 at 08:42, Asfand Yar Qazi wrote:
> As subject really: I don't want any nVidia proprietry rubbish, just nice
> clean vanilla kernel configuring and running.
>
> For both 2.4 and 2.6?

What bits are on the KT600 - VIA 8237 south bridge I assume but what video ?

2003-07-22 11:51:51

by Adrian Bunk

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Subject: Re: VIA kt600 chipset supported in Linux?

On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 12:07:08PM +0100, Alan Cox wrote:
> On Maw, 2003-07-22 at 08:42, Asfand Yar Qazi wrote:
> > As subject really: I don't want any nVidia proprietry rubbish, just nice
> > clean vanilla kernel configuring and running.
> >
> > For both 2.4 and 2.6?
>
> What bits are on the KT600 - VIA 8237 south bridge I assume but what video ?

http://www.via.com.tw/en/apollo/kt600.jsp

cu
Adrian

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2003-07-22 13:09:12

by Dave Jones

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Subject: Re: VIA kt600 chipset supported in Linux?

On Tue, Jul 22, 2003 at 08:42:51AM +0100, Asfand Yar Qazi wrote:
> As subject really: I don't want any nVidia proprietry rubbish, just nice
> clean vanilla kernel configuring and running.
>
> For both 2.4 and 2.6?

AGP at least isn't supported on the KT600. Though it should be
a case of just adding the PCI ID. For AGP x8 you'll need 2.5.

Dave