| From: | Bill Evans |
| Date: | 9 Aug 2000 at 22:19:41 |
| Subject: | Re: AMIOPEN: Windows SDK buzz |
On 9 Aug 2000, Bernardo Innocenti wrote:
> Hello Bill Evans,
>
> > 1) No Linux support for dual monitor for my G400 Max
> > (Dead Right 21" Monitor is annoying with the authorized video card)
> > 2) No support for my ADSL modem, so I'm at 56K in Linux mode.
> > 3) No support to read/write NTFS under Linux, I'm losing 100+ gigs of
> > space when I boot to Linux.
> > 4) Loss of alot of my other cool cards in Linux, USB, Firewire,
> > VTNT all which can put to use in writing real applications.
>
> What obsolete version of the Linux kernel and X server are you using?
> Install the latest kernel (2.4.0-something) and XFree86 4.0. It supports
> many of the things you are currently missing.
I'm using Red Hat 6.1, just like I am supposed to be. That doesn't
include kernal 2.4.0-something or XFree86 4.0, I could download them I
guess but that 56K modem thing is going to be really slow.
> Some notes:
>
> - writing to NTFS partitions is still considered a dangerous operation.
> I had a positive experience writing to NTFS partitions, but some weeks
> ago I heard of problems with partitions created by NT 5.0 (AKA W2k).
Risking a 100 Gigs of Space to a beta file system driver doesn't seem
especially clever.
> - USB based ADSL modems are (probably) not yet supported. However
> can use ethernet modems with the synchronous PPP daemon
Most of the providers (including mine) sell the modem to you when you get
your ADSL. Having to pay another 100 or 150 to get a different Linux
supported one doesn't seem cost effective, personally the Linux driver is
supposed to be up in a month or so, if it beats the Windows SDK, I'm
liable to give it a try.
> - XFree86 4 has an extension called XINERAMA which supports multiple
> graphics cards on the same X11 display. I'm not sure if this includes
> the secondary output of the G400 Max...
I've been led to believe it doesn't, in fact comments here seem to imply
that as well. If someone has SEEN the G400 Max run dual screen under
Linux with something I can get to, let me know.
> - USB and Firewire are there. I successfully used a USB camera, for the
> Firewire I don't know.
USB isn't working on my motherboard under Linux, its possible I can get it
working, its just annoying trying to get it and all the other things going
under Linux. I agree with what someone said yesterday, I'd rather be
writing an application, according to my count, between the repartitioning,
backups, multiple installs etc, I have now spent more time getting the
Boing ball bouncing on my Linux screen (on what now seems to be a
crippled machine to me) then I did getting Promix working
and I sold over 2000 copies of Promix, somehow this doesn't seem to be a
cost effective use of my time.
> - What is VTNT??? :-)
Video Toaster NT, uncompressed D1 video. I write video/audio
applications, not being able to get video (or at this point audio) into
the system seems to be working against me.
-Bill Evans
Flyer/VTNT/Aura Developer
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