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  • Third-party MGA/MTX driver support under Linux!

    Do you know what is SciTech SNAP?
    If not, have a look here:


    Basically it is a driver set for Linux for and outside the constraints of XFree86 and the Linux kernel. Currenly the Parhelia is not on the compatibility list http://www.scitechsoft.com/chiplist/..._chiplist.html althought it COULD be compatible in the near future as the list is merely 1/3 of all supported gfx cards.

    Hmm... does that mean we don't have to wait for THE Matrox software development team for their driver releases?
    P4 Northwood 1.8GHz@2.7GHz 1.65V Albatron PX845PEV Pro
    Running two Dell 2005FPW 20" Widescreen LCD
    And of course, Matrox Parhelia | My Matrox histroy: Mill-I, Mill-II, Mystique, G400, Parhelia

  • #2
    It MIGHT include Parhelia drives some time in the future, but consider this: you've already paid ~$400 for a card with "outspoken" support from the manufacturer. Do you want to pay even more just to get working drivers?

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    • #3
      SNAP for OS/2 costs about $35, so assuming that the Linux version is about the same that's not that much on top of the price of a Parhelia. But if Linux support was important to you, you shouldn't have bought a P in the first place.
      Blah blah blah nick blah blah confusion, blah blah blah blah frog.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Ribbit
        But if Linux support was important to you, you shouldn't have bought a P in the first place.
        How was I supposed to know that? Matrox promised support from day one. Was there any special reason to believe Matrox was lying?

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        • #5
          No, but all companies make promises
          Blah blah blah nick blah blah confusion, blah blah blah blah frog.

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          • #6
            I did email them about Parhelia support and this is what I got in reply:

            " We plan to eventually include support for many cards, some not listed. However we don't publish those cards, nor any planned release date."

            Leech
            Wah! Wah!

            In a perfect world... spammers would get caught, go to jail, and share a cell with many men who have enlarged their penises, taken Viagra and are looking for a new relationship.

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            • #7
              Ooh.. Looks like they've been taking classes in public relations from a Matrox employee.

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