SVGAlib and Riva TNT card?

[" Raymond A. Ingles" <inglesra@frc.com>]

 I've got a Riva TNT card, and I'm using the X server and OpenGL lib from
nVidia. Everything's fine in X, but SVGAlib has problems. I upgraded to
SVGAlib 1.3.1 from unstable, but still there are issues.

 I sometimes run zgv and Maelstrom, but the main reason I want SVGAlib is
to try to run GLQuake. The Quake-HOWTO says I need SVGAlib to get there.

 If I force VGA-only, everything's fine, but the resolutions and colors
are, um, limited. If I force NV3 (Riva) mode, I get a blank screen. It
still responds to keypresses and I can telnet in, but until I
CNTRL-ALT-DEL the screen is hosed.

 I tried VESA mode this morning and ran Maelstrom. It came up and looked
okay, but when I quit, my monitor complained that the signal was out of
range: 28.something hsync, 60Hz vsync. Again, no screen until a reboot.
Switching VC's does nothing.

 I have seen claims that SVGAlib will work with a TNT, but I haven't made
it happen yet. Anyone have any suggestions?

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles           (248) 377-7735         ray.ingles@fanucrobotics.com

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