Re: xserver-3dlabs - libc6 (slink vs. potatoe)?
If I remember right, what I did was find the XF86_3DLabs binary on the
net (suse, I think), download it to /usr/bin/X11/ and edit your
/etc/X11/Xserver to point to it. This way you can avoid upgrading
before you're ready to.
Serge Rey wrote:
>
> I'm trying to get x configured and I have a Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro
> card. This requires xserver-3dlabs_3_3_5-1.deb, but when I downloaded
> and tried to install that package, it was not configured due to
> dependencies on more recent versions of libc6 and xserver common. These
> new versions of libc6 and xserver common appear to be only available in
> potatoe, while my base installation is in slink. I'd like advice on the
> following questions:
>
> 1) If I install the newer versions of libc6 and xserver common, will
> this allow for the installation of the 3dlabs package?
>
> 2) Is it not a great idea to update the libc6 package, without
> installing the rest of potatoe?
>
> 3) If this is a bad idea, is there an alternative way for me to get x
> configured for this card?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Serge
>
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