Re: SOLVED: X broken after sid update, Matrox driver error
On Fri, 5 Apr 2002, Paul Mackinney wrote:
> Simon Hepburn declaimed:
> > Paul Mackinney wrote:
> >
> > > After apt-get dist-updating to the latest version of sid last night
> > > (approx 2002-04-03 23:00 PST), I can't start X-windows.
> >
> > > Anyone else having problems? Should I report a bug?
> >
> > Well, is this is a matrox bug or an X bug ? I would post to debian-x
> > initially, rather than file a bug report.
> It's a matrox bug... sort of. After remembering that I have a brain, I
> reinstalled the custom beta mga drivers I got from the Matrox website
> and well (blush) all is OK. doh!
Paul:
the only custom drivers i can find on the matrox site have to be compiled
from source along with X and under a 2.4 kernel.
is that the only way to get em??
thanks
dave
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