Re: Bleeding edge video (Matrox G400)
I just got a Voodoo3 card which is also only supported in 3.3.4. What I did
was simply boogie over to the nearest xfree mirror and pick down the SVGA
server binary and simply replace the old 3.3.2 binary. Works a treat.
Cheers
Dave
On Fri, Aug 13, 1999 at 10:14 -0600, markzimm@rmi.net wrote:
> I am in the market for a new computer and I've been looking at Advanced
> System Laboratories (www.aslab.com) as a possible source. They include
> the Matrox G400 card in all of their systems (along with AcceleratedX).
> Xfree86 supports the G400 card in version 3.3.4. but it appears that
> potato is only up to 3.3.3.
>
> If I get this machine and if (actually when) I load it with Debian I'll
> need to resolve all of this. Does anyone have experience with the
> following?
>
> 1. Running AcceleratedX with Debian.
> 2. Running Xfree86 3.3.4 with Debian.
> 3. Having them both available on one machine.
>
> I would like to run Xfree86 and volunteer for testing but I would also
> like a bit of stability.
>
> -- Mark Zimmerman
>
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