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Can an AST2600 BMC be used as a graphics card by Ubuntu Desktop? I've read that it has a "2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface", which makes it soun
by qwertox 2y ago
Can an AST2600 BMC be used as a graphics card by Ubuntu Desktop? I've read that it has a "2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface", which makes it sound like it is exposed to the OS like any other graphics card.
The desktop would be there only for troubleshooting, not for normal stuff which would usually require an iGPU or better.
If yes, would it work out of the box with Ubuntu?
- grw_ 2y agoyes, it does- lspci | grep ASP c2:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ASPEED Technology, Inc. ASPEED Graphics Family (rev 52)
- vardump 2y agoYes, but it's not going to be speedy, as it is just a dumb framebuffer and the maximum resolution is 1920x1080. The most modern feature is probably double buffering. :-)
- eqvinox 2y agoCan it? Yes. Do you want to? No. It's essentially just a framebuffer, not a GPU; it barely has 2D graphics acceleration. Using any kind of modern DE on it will drive you insane within minutes. Xfce and classic X11 might work.
- lproven 2y ago> Using any kind of modern DE on it will drive you insane within minutes. Most of them do that anyway, so... shrug > Xfce and classic X11 might work. You say that like it's a bad thing.
- geerlingguy 2y agoI use it with ASPEED's latest Windows driver at 1080p, and it does a passable job on my Ampere Altra system for simple tasks. Most servers don't run an accelerated server desktop and do things like play AAA games and YouTube.