Re: [PATCH] SiS648 support for agpgart, kernel 2.4.21-rc2-ac1

From: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz (B.Zolnierkiewicz@elka.pw.edu.pl)
Date: Sun May 11 2003 - 08:37:46 EST


On Sun, 11 May 2003, Grzegorz Wilk wrote:

> Uzytkownik Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz napisal:
> > On Sun, 11 May 2003, Grzesiek Wilk wrote:
>
> >>One thing i'm not sure is in which agp mode it is working. SiS648 as well as
> >>R9k supports agp 3.0 but I don't think that generic sis driver does.
> >>(correct me if i'm wrong).
> >
> >
> > You are wrong, R9k -> no AGP3.0 ;-).
> > --
> > Bartlomiej
>
> I'm quite certain, that R2k _is_ agp 3.0 compatible.
> Following the specification at
> http://mirror.ati.com/products/pc/radeon9000pro/specs.html:
> "...with AGP 2X (3.3v), 4X (1.5V), 8X (0.8v) or Universal AGP 3.0 bus
> configuration (2X/4X/8X)."
>
> So is ATI making a mickey of me or what?

It is a bit misleading, read once again and look at "GENERAL FEATURES",
2X and 4X supported and 8X *compatible*.
Look also at R9200(PRO) spec, it is a R9000(PRO) with AGP3.0 support.

btw. R9100 is both faster/cheaper than R9000PRO.

--
Bartlomiej

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