Re: XFree 4 and TNT2

[Peter S Galbraith <GalbraithP@dfo-mpo.gc.ca>]

I wrote:

> After my upgrade to testing, I noticed that I'm still using
> xserver-svga (3.3.6-31), so xinit start up saying:
> 
> XFree86 Version 3.3.6 / X Window System
> Release Date: January 8 2000

"Craig Andrews" wrote:
 
> The X symlink is /usr/X11R6/bin is wrong. If you do `ls -l
> /usr/X11R6/bin/X`, you should find it is linked to XF86_SVGA. The
> executable for XF864.0 is 'XFree86', locate this, and symlink it to
> /usr/X11R6/bin/X, and you should be away.

Hmmm. It's not a symlink:

-rwsr-sr-x    1 root     root         6764 Dec 25 00:39 /usr/X11R6/bin/X
-rwxr-xr-x    1 root     root      1491676 Dec 25 00:39 /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86

> I am the proud.. sorry, sad owner of a Riva TNT2 M64. 

Yikes! That's what I have!
>                                                       These do NOT work
> with the Nvidia XF86 4.0 GL drivers. The system will hang (not just X,
> the whole shebang), so I ended up reverting to XFree 3.3.6 until such
> times as I get round to getting a better card.

That sucks.  So I should leave xserver-svga (3.3.6-31) installed
and keep all the other packages as they are?  Or should I install
xserver-common-v3 instead?

I could find anything about Riva TNT2 M64 on www.xfree86.org.
How did you find out?  It that documented?  Is a fix planned?

Thanks!
Peter