Re: rivatnt slink

[spoe@mindspring.com (Justin Stodola)]

> 
> 
> On Thu, 18 Mar 1999, tino wrote:
> > 
> > can I get a working SVGA-server with my rivaTNT chipset
> > on the slink release the easiest way? Do I have to uninstall
> > xfree86-3.3.2packages and then download and
> > compile all the xfree86-3.3.3 sources ?
> > Are ther no packages/patches for?
> 
> If you are using Slink or Potato, and if 3.3.3 supports your card, you may
> be OK. Go to the Xfree web site (www.xfree.org) and read the several
> documents, in particular the card specific README. The card specific
> README is what gave my local guru the information necessary to make a
> working config file.
> 
> I have an SIS-6326 card that all I had to do was down load the SVGA16 and
> SVGA servers, replace these in my Slink system, then create an XF86Config
> file for the card. I left all the 3.3.2 packages out there. 
> 
The above works fine.  I have the TNT card from Hercules.
As suggested, install the 3.3.2 packages and then get the SVGA and SVGA16
packages from 3.3.3.