* [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg
@ 2006-07-02 17:32 Grant
2006-07-02 17:48 ` Steven Susbauer
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From: Grant @ 2006-07-02 17:32 UTC (permalink / raw
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Does anyone know what the vmware VIDEO_CARD option is for under the
new modular xorg?
- Grant
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg
2006-07-02 17:32 [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg Grant
@ 2006-07-02 17:48 ` Steven Susbauer
2006-07-02 18:08 ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-02 18:14 ` Alan McKinnon
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From: Steven Susbauer @ 2006-07-02 17:48 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Grant wrote:
> Does anyone know what the vmware VIDEO_CARD option is for under the
> new modular xorg?
>
> - Grant
>
I would think it compiles the X driver for the vmware console, so you're
not stuck with something like vesa.
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg
2006-07-02 17:32 [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg Grant
2006-07-02 17:48 ` Steven Susbauer
@ 2006-07-02 18:08 ` Alexander Skwar
2006-07-02 21:53 ` Grant
2006-07-02 18:14 ` Alan McKinnon
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From: Alexander Skwar @ 2006-07-02 18:08 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
Grant wrote:
> Does anyone know what the vmware VIDEO_CARD option is for under the
> new modular xorg?
It's for, when you use Gentoo as a *GUEST* OS under VMware.
Alexander Skwar
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I'm DESPONDENT ... I hope there's something DEEP-FRIED under this
miniature DOMED STADIUM ...
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg
2006-07-02 17:32 [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg Grant
2006-07-02 17:48 ` Steven Susbauer
2006-07-02 18:08 ` Alexander Skwar
@ 2006-07-02 18:14 ` Alan McKinnon
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From: Alan McKinnon @ 2006-07-02 18:14 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
On Sun, 2006-07-02 at 10:32 -0700, Grant wrote:
> Does anyone know what the vmware VIDEO_CARD option is for under the
> new modular xorg?
Because vmware provides a software abstraction of video hardware?
IOW under vmware the card the guest OS sees isn't the same thing as the
card the host OS sees
alan
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* Re: [gentoo-user] VIDEO_CARDS="vmware" for modular xorg
2006-07-02 18:08 ` Alexander Skwar
@ 2006-07-02 21:53 ` Grant
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From: Grant @ 2006-07-02 21:53 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
> > Does anyone know what the vmware VIDEO_CARD option is for under the
> > new modular xorg?
>
> It's for, when you use Gentoo as a *GUEST* OS under VMware.
>
> Alexander Skwar
That makes sense. Thank you.
- Grant
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