Felix Miata wrote: > Doug Windle composed on 2021-03-26 15:56 (UTC-0500): > > > The embedded VGA compatible controller is a Matrox G200eW3 102b:0536 rev 04 > > Was package xserver-xorg-video-mga installed before adding those repos? Your > onboard GPU is a special beast, an update of a very very old design, adapted > to > Dell servers. Whether there is any special firmware required I have doubts > about. > There's also a special utility matroxset that could be of some use. All my > Matrox > GPUs are older varieties for which FOSS driver support seems to have expired, > or > be in the process of being abandoned for use in conjunction with KMS.
The Matrox G200 should be supported in X without any firmware blobs at all. As you say, Felix, they pre-date kernel mode setting and are not compatible with it. On the other hand, they should emulate VGA framebuffer modes perfectly. -dsr-
