current status for RV380 (RADEON X600) under X.Org, continued

[Jerome Glisse]

On 9/30/06, Julio Meca Hansen <julio28 at jumec.jazztel.es> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Jerome,
>
> Your answer was very helpful to me and I'm definitely going for the X600 but
> I've seen there's
> some AIW (All-in-wonder) models which come with video capture capability, I
> think the chip in
> this card is the ATI RAGE THEATHER 200, if I read correctly on the ATI
> website... the usual
> place to go for a driver supporting the TV capabilities of this model was
> the GATOS project site,
> but a note clearly says the code has been merged in the X.org tree as of 7.0
>
> my question is... does the TV capture mode (analogic, at least) works with
> the current driver?

iirc gatos have been merged but i am not familiar with this part
of the driver.

> Fortunately (or unfortunately, it depends on the point of view) my Dell
> display has become defective after
> some days of use, so I have the option of replacing it for another display
> of the same model or get a
> refund and put a bit more money and go for the 30" model but...
>
> my question is... can I use two X600 (wheter they are AIW or not) to drive a
> 30" display or do I have to
> fulfill some requirements in the form of a special connector or anything I
> haven't think about?

Some people reported problem with 3d en big resolution, and i also
think that 30" need 2 dvi link (at least apple one did) try browsing the
net (iirc gentoo wiki got something on 30" screen), or maybe some one
with more knowledge on this could help you.

> in case it's possible... I need to relay on the mergedfb implementation,
> right? what would I need in order
> to use it?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Julio

best,
Jerome Glisse