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Re: xlibmesa-DRI on Pismo?



 
> The powerpc-list thread said that xlibmesa-DRI worked in 16-bit color
> only.  Read also somewhere else that xdm/twm, which I'm running, doesn't
> allow per session changes to video modes.
> 
> So do I have to run dpkg-reconfigure again and say my default video mode
> to 16-bit, or is there some other thing I need to do to get the
> accelleration running?
 
I don't recall all the details, but if you're running the Rage 128, yes
you have to set the default depth to 16 to get accel.

This is overkill 'cause a lot of these packages are installed as deps
but look at the top of
http://bulma.net/body.phtml?nIdNoticia=2011&nIdPage=3
to get a thorough look at getting accel going.  Don't be put off by the
language.



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