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Re: agp graphics cards with slink



*- On 17 Jun, shaleh@clifford.livenet.net wrote about "Re: agp graphics cards with slink"
>> 
>> 
>> many computers bought in the last few mounts have agp
>> graphics cards.  the x servers that come with debian slink
>> seem not capable to handle with them.  how to work around
>> this problem?  (possibly without upgrading to potato)
>> 
> 
> You have three options:
> 
> 1) recompile X yourself (an option, not a good one likely)

ack!
> 
> 2) go to xfree86.org's site, and just grab the binary server you need, place
> it in /usr/local/bin and tell the /etc/X11 files to look there for the server.
> This has been discussed on the list, check the archives for lots of detail.
> 
ugh!

> 3) I have heard that people are working on a slink version of 3.3.3.1.  You can
> wait and see.
> 

ahhh!  

Add this to your /etc/apt/source.list file for slink X 3.3.3.1 packages
and other slink built pototo packages.

deb http://ftp.netgod.net/ x/ 

-- 
Brian 
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