On Mon, Feb 21, 2000 at 02:29:22AM +0000, Eray Ozkural wrote: > While the 3dfx cards have some support in Debian, there doesn't seem > to be much for the TNT on i386 arch. In specific, I wonder why the GLX > hack for TNT isn't available as a debian package. An rpm that I found, with > some manual intervention, worked smooth on my potato box. > > I think that there must be a lot of people with i386+TNT who would like to > use their 3d card for GL apps and development. We all know things are > going to be settled in XFree86 4.x, however it seems a long way ahead. > (And it seems to lagging behind the schedule...) > > Until then, having a package would be quite convenient. AFAIK, it's doesn't > require much effort; put the glx.so module for X, its headers, put the mesa > bins with the hooks for GLX extensions, some docs and there you go. The > rpm I had solved most of the problems anyway. With a proper X config and > handling of lib files, you can get a pleasant GL display. I'd used it for > development, > and I found it sufficient for many purposes. Unless you use the more exotic GL > features, the hardware is utilized (all basic shading/mapping functions are > there). > Well, the full screen modes don't work well. But who needs those full screen X > GL displays anyway? Aren't we all programmers who work with many clumsy windows? > > :) > > Anyway, I wonder if there is a xfree86-rivagl_*.deb in the works. Otherwise, I'd > > really like to know why not. Is it because of the license? If so, why don't we > have > a non-free package? Or hasn't there been demand for it? I think it would be > inconsistent to support all those out-of-reach hardware setups, and miss on the > humble Riva TNT. > > Best Regards, > > -- > ++++-+++-+++-++-++-++--+---+----+----- --- -- - - > + Eray "eXa" Ozkural . . . . . . > + CS, Bilkent University, Ankara ^ . o . . > | mail: erayo@cs.bilkent.edu.tr . ^ . . > > look to utah-glx.sourceforge.org. They maintain all the GLX drivers (including i810, G[24]00, ATI Rage(dunno which ones), and the nVidia chips. They have the debian/ stuff built right into the stuff, you just have to build them. daily CVS builds are put at debian.oftheinter.net/glx. They will probably get into woody soon when Crow has a chance. Erik Bernhardson journey@jps.net -- It is better to remain silent and be considered a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. -- Rob
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