Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 09:27:28 +0100
From: John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com>
Message-Id: <200306120827.h5C8RSEV000896@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk>
To: davej@codemonkey.org.uk, skuld@anime.net
Subject: Re: Via KT400 and AGP 8x Support
Cc: gregor.essers@web.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org
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> The only other solution is to kick your card down into AGP 2.0 mode, which
> most BIOSes do not allow you to do in software. Instead what you have to
> do is cut/unsolder traces on your video card for the pins used for AGP 3.0
> detection. This is a near-permanent and horrible solution but it does get
> everything working. :-/

Insulating tape on certain pins works on ISA cards, but whether it would be
practical on the smaller pins of an AGP card, I'm not sure.

John.
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