[BigEndian]

Does anyone know how to get 3D acceleration under LinuxPPC? I have a Radeon card a Mesa apps are butt-slow.

[hidozage]

Originally posted by BigEndian:
<STRONG>Does anyone know how to get 3D acceleration under LinuxPPC? I have a Radeon card a Mesa apps are butt-slow.</STRONG>

If I'm correct you can grab the new Radeon drivers for LinuxPPC at
http://rpmfind.net/linux/linuxPPC/users/ajoshi/radeon/

From the Linuxppc.org Mailing List

FROM: Ani Joshi
DATE: 06/21/2001 12:39:28
SUBJECT: radeon ppc fix

I've recently fixed the annoying Radeon engine init problem and placed a
patch against XFree86 4.1.0 radeon driver and a binary radeon_drv driver
at:

ftp://ftp.linuxppc.org/users/ajoshi/radeon

The binary driver can be unzipped and placed in
/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ along with ati_drv.o.
You will need to have a 4.1.0 installation.


Feedback is welcome,

ani


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I found a newgroup tiny howto here
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache...deon&amp;hl=en

Another useful site you can visit is LinuxPPC.org.
http://www.linuxppc.org/hardware/dua...x.php3?print=1


Happy Linux-ing!
Allan

Why are the Linux threads dead now?

Can anyone tell me where to get information regarding putting Linux on a Titanium Powerbook? Surely not all have switched to Mac OS X.

[bluedog]

Linux on PPC is still a *great* option for older hardware.

I'm running MkLinux on two older 7100 boxen. I soon hope to try Debian on an old Quadra605.

But it seems alas most people who *can* run OSX are running it and the open support for Linux for mac doesn't have the 'eyeballs' it used to have.

It has its place with older hardware, and even works really well for newer machines. It just seems the appeal for OSX is greater than the value of speed and portability of Linux.

In reality with a proper OSX setup you can run almost all your linux software by compiling it (with minor tweaks) and running XFree86 and the other variations of Xwindows for OSX(BSD Unix).

I would *love* to have a recent kernel running on my nubus 7100's but am just happy to have such a great serverOS for those older machines. I remember the first day I got MkLinux running on the 6100 I had in 1995. It was such a rush just to see XWindows running and knowing all the power it was bringing to the hardware I had at the time.

There's still a lot of intel or nonmac specific sites running linux (they don't have OSX as their distraction). Check out www.linuxdoc.org

[hidozage]

Originally posted by &lt;unregistered&gt;:
<STRONG>Why are the Linux threads dead now?

Can anyone tell me where to get information regarding putting Linux on a Titanium Powerbook? Surely not all have switched to Mac OS X.</STRONG>

On the very last link of my homepage you will see a mirror link and an outside link on How To Install Linux on a Ti PowerBook.
http://homepage.mac.com/hidozage/howto.html

Regards,
Al

Originally posted by hidozage:
<STRONG>

On the very last link of my homepage you will see a mirror link and an outside link on How To Install Linux on a Ti PowerBook.
http://homepage.mac.com/hidozage/howto.html

Regards,
Al</STRONG>

Wow thanks! That's what I was looking for, I'm going to install SuSE 7.1/PPC later today after I get it. It's not that I have a problem with Mac OS X, it's just a different feeling/environment. If you use Linux, I'm sure you know. Wonderful page!