Re: xfree86 woes. Help please
if you want 3D acceleration make sure to get the XF86 drivers from
http://linux.3dfx.com as they are heavily modified. the stock XF86 3.3.5
doesnt work so great with my banshee..(which uses the same driver)
nate
On 21 Dec 1999, Steve Winston wrote:
xee42 >Helphelp,
xee42 >I am trying to install 3dfx Xfree86 drivers for my voodoo3 video card. I am
xee42 >running into a conflict between these drivers and the debian drivers.I am
xee42 >using Debian that Oreilly and Var are selling. 2.1.? Any ideas how
xee42 >to get around this. Details are below:
xee42 >I have successfully downloaded and installed Xfree86 3.3.5 from debian.org.
xee42 >Also, I have installed the RedHat package manager that works with alien. Now,
xee42 >I have 5 rpm packages of the 3dfx Xfree86 drivers to install. Soooo:
xee42 >alien -i Xfree86~1.rpm (to take care of the first package)
xee42 > Installation starts but ends with following messages:
xee42 > Unpacking xfree86-SVGA (from Xfree86-svga-3.3.35-1.6_i386.deb)
xee42 > dpkg: error processing xfree86-svga_3.3.5-1.6.i386.deb (--install):
xee42 > trying to overwrite '/usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_SVGA', which is also in
xee42 > package xserver-svga
xee42 > dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (broken pipe)
xee42 > Errors were encountered whil processing:
xee42 > xfree86-svga_3.3.5-1.6_i386.deb
xee42 >alien: error running: dpkg --no-force-overwrite -i xfree86
xee42 >(and more stuff, but I got called away and didn't finish writing it all).
xee42 > Note: I had two install two Glide packages, also .rpm, that I used
xee42 >alien -i to install and it all went well and slick.
xee42 > Adios, Steve
xee42 >
xee42 >
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