25 years after the death of 3dfx, the Voodoo 3 gets a Linux driver update — classic Voodoo GPUs can now boot without a PC BIOS
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The upcoming Linux kernel 7.3 brings an unexpected update for retro fans. Graphics cards from the insolvent manufacturer 3dfx for 25 years get new driver functions. This allows the old accelerators to be used in a new way. (Continue reading)
With Linux 7.3, the framebuffer driver tdfxfb gets an initialization routine for the 3dfx Voodoo 3 from 1999: The graphics card will start in the future even if the system-BIOS does not run its video-BIOS. It is not a GPU comeback.
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Tom's Hardware25 years after the death of 3dfx, the Voodoo 3 gets a Linux driver update — classic Voodoo GPUs can now boot without a PC BIOS
Linux kernel 7.3 is set to bring an oddly nostalgic update for 3dfx's Voodoo 3, one of the most recognizable graphics cards of the late 1990s. Don't get too excited; the venerable PCI-and-AGP accelerator isn't suddenly getting a modern Linux graphics stack, but the kernel's existing tdfxfb framebuffer driver is being updated so that it can initialize a Voodoo 3 itself rather than relying on the system firmware to have already run the card's vide…
The upcoming Linux kernel 7.3 release will include an unexpected patch for one of the most iconic graphics cards of the late 90s—the 3dfx Voodoo 3. More than 25 years later, the operating system has learned to initialize this graphics adapter autonomously, without relying on the outdated motherboard system BIOS. Image generated by ChatGPT // Image source: ChatGPT The changes affect the built-in tdfxfb driver,... The post: The legendary 3dfx Vood…
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