Re: device3dfx-source ?
I'll also add that /dev/3dfx (for me at least) garbles the screen after running
any OpenGL or Glide app. It doesn't really crash out on you, you just need to
Ctrl-Alt-Numpad - then Ctrl-Alt-Numpad + and you get your screen back.
Annoying, but it still works.
-Rob
On Wed, Dec 20, 2000 at 01:26:37PM -0600, Jon Pennington wrote:
> Joerg Huber wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to buy a Voodoo 3000 graphics card and found the debian-paket
> > mentioned in the subject. But I could not figure out for what kind of card the
> > module will work. Does anyone use this kernel-module ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Joerg
>
> Not since XFree86-4 was committed to Woody and DRI is a part of
> Linux-2.2.18. My Banshee and my V3-3000 are humming along quite nicely
> running OpenGL screensavers (apt-get install xscreensaver-gl) almost
> faster than I can see what's going on, not to mention Heavy Gear II ;).
>
> IF you are running Potato and IF you are using XFree86-3, dev3dfx is a
> bear to deal with. I'd recommend at least updating the kernel on your
> Potato box to 2.2.18 and upgrading X (via compiling it yourself or using
> the unsupported debs), it's much less of a headache in the long run, and
> you'll probably be quite a bit happier with it.
>
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