Re: X 4.0.1 w/ VooDoo3 300 (Working!)

[Kelly Corbin <kcorbin@theiqgroup.com>]

Bam!  Well I just got it going.  I guess it was trying to use 
xserver-svga.  After doing dpkg --purge xserver-svga, dexter ran right. 
 I had already done everything in the tutorial except that.  Thanks for 
the link.

Kelly

Scott Patterson wrote:

> > I've seen several people say they have gotten this combo to work, but I
> > have had no success.  If someone could tell me *exactly* the steps they
> > have taken, I would appreciate it.  I have installed
> > task-x-window-system-core 2.0, task-x-window-system 3.0, and kernel
> > 2.4.0-test11 on a fully Woody system.  I used the symlink hack to get
> > around the current xserver bug in woody.
> >
> > Should  DRI and the VooDoo3 be enabled in the kernel, and if so, as
> > modules or not?
> >
> > Also, dexter doesn't ask which kind of video card I have it just goes
> > straight to mouse selection.
> >
> > The error log file is given below.
> >
> > If I use xf86cfg or XFree86 -configure (same thing) it simply dies with
> > a 'caught signal 11 - aborting'
> >
> >
> > Let me know if you need more information.
> > Thanks for any help any VooDoo users may have!
> >
> > Kelly
>
>
> There is a quick tutorial on what to do at http://www.debianplanet.org. It's
> even geared towards 3dfx chipsets. I followed it and had no problems.
>
> Yes, you need DRI and tdfx. Compile it in or make it a module, it shouldn't
> matter. I compiled mine in, IIFC.
>
> Nothing like accelerated 3d in a window...
>
> Scott


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