On Sat, 2002-04-06 at 01:43, Ren Haddock wrote:
> Has anybody been able to get a radeon 8500 to work using XFree86 4.1, as
> included in Debian woody? 
> 
> The only way I can get it to work is to use vesa, and although I can put up
> with the horribly slow speed, the refresh rate is brutal to look at.
> 
> So - Do I have to wait for 4.2 to get X to work with my radeon 8500, or is
> there a way that I've just missed?
> 

Yes, and IIRC the 8500 will only have 2D support in 4.2.0.  Have to wait
until 
4.2.1 or  later for 3D.  Check http://www.xfree86.org.

Jamie Strandboge
  
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