Re: [debian-x] Hardware GL with a G400
Hello,
Thanks,
but what about the libGLU and libGL libraries? don't you need those. At
the moment I have the Utah ones is that enough.
Gordon.
* Seth Arnold (sarnold@willamette.edu) wrote:
> Gordon, you are in luck, this was my situation exactly.
>
> Go to matrox.com, find their drivers section, and download their linux
> driver. It should be one file. Be sure to take a look at their readme,
> it is good enough to get you installed. (except for the bit about groups
> and DRI.... don't bother with setting a group for DRI.)
>
> You will need a recent kernel. I use 2.4.0-test7. I built my kernel with
> agpgart and mga modules available. They may or may not be needed. I'd bet
> agpgart is required, mga isn't. <shrug>
>
> There are two ways of getting Matrox's mga_drv.o into use -- replace
> XFree86's version in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/ with matrox's
> (clunky, will get overwritten with each new xf86 upgrade unless you use
> dpkg diversions...) -or- (the recommended way) is to use a direct path
> in your /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file to load the new module. I haven't
> gone this route (lazy) but suggest you do. Sadly, I don't know the
> syntax for this, so I suggest you look for all of Branden's postings in
> the archives for more information about this. (Perhaps he mentioned it
> in a thread with someone from nvidia...)
>
> Once things are in place, modprobe agpgart, modprobe mga, and startx.
>
> I have attached my XF86Config file for reference...
>
> * Gordon Heydon <gjheydon@bigfoot.com> [001013 00:14]:
> > Hello,
> >
> > This is a simple question, can anyone tell me how to or better point me
> > in the direction of some documentation on how to get hardware 3gl going
> > with my dual head g400 (I am only using 1 head at the moment) with the
> > Xfree 4.0.1 debs found here.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Gordon.
> >
> >
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> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Dual"
> Screen "Screen0" RightOf "Screen1"
> Screen "Screen1"
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> Option "Xinerama"
> EndSection
>
> Section "ServerLayout"
> Identifier "Single"
> Screen "Screen0"
> InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
> InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Files"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/freefont/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/PEX/"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:noscale"
> FontPath "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/:noscale"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Module"
> Load "GLcore"
> Load "dbe"
> Load "dri"
> Load "extmod"
> Load "glx"
> Load "pex5"
> Load "record"
> Load "xie"
> Load "freetype"
> Load "type1"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Keyboard0"
> Driver "keyboard"
> EndSection
>
> Section "InputDevice"
> Identifier "Mouse0"
> Driver "mouse"
> Option "Protocol" "IMPS/2"
> Option "Device" "/dev/mouse"
> Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Mitsubishi"
> VendorName "MEL"
> ModelName "42c0"
> HorizSync 30.0 - 105.0
> VertRefresh 70.0 - 152.0
> Option "DPMS"
> #ModeLine "640x480" 45.8 640 672 768 864 480 488 494 530 -HSync -VSync
> EndSection
>
> Section "Monitor"
> Identifier "Sony"
> HorizSync 60.5 - 82.0
> VertRefresh 65.0 - 100.0
> Option "DPMS"
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "G400_0"
> Driver "mga"
> VendorName "Matrox"
> BoardName "MGA G400 AGP"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> Screen 0
> EndSection
>
> Section "Device"
> Identifier "G400_1"
> Driver "mga"
> VendorName "Matrox"
> BoardName "MGA G400 AGP"
> BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
> Screen 1
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen0"
> Device "G400_0"
> Monitor "Mitsubishi"
> DefaultDepth 16
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1600x1200" "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "Screen"
> Identifier "Screen1"
> Device "G400_1"
> Monitor "Sony"
> DefaultDepth 16
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 1
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 4
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 8
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 15
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 16
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> SubSection "Display"
> Depth 24
> Modes "1280x1024" "1024x768" "800x600" "640x480"
> EndSubSection
> EndSection
>
> Section "DRI"
> Mode 0666
> EndSection
>
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