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Mandrake 8.1 and working 3D hardware support

  • 02-11-2001 02:35AM
    #1
    sutty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,017 ✭✭✭


    Is very nice

    I got it working there a few min ago.

    I'm using the 4.1. Xserver, and the NVidia 1.0-1541 drivers.
    I had to get a redone RPM from

    RPMs

    very easy to get working.

    and all I have to say is

    Tuxracer is fun when it looks good and runs at a High FPS and GL Tron is such a cool game, I'm going to play it at the next network I go to :)

    All I need now is a GL linux quake download and I'm set :)

    anyone know of one? :D


Comments

  • #2
    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,333 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    www.linuxgames.com


  • #3
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,563 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Hey have you tried adding
    DefaultFbBpp 32 to /etc/X11/XF86Config
    to get sparse 32 bit colour from X?
    Might be worh a try?


  • #4
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    hmmm, I tried downloading and installing the RPMs. They installed, but still no 3D.

    Is there something I'm leaving out?

    Geforce3 gf/x
    Mandrake 8.1 O/S

    ...when I boot HardDrake I'm welcomed with a black screen (CTRL+ALT+F7 seems to get me back to X), the video card is listed as NONE Generic VGA.

    Any advice?

    <EDIT>
    nevermind.. got it working :)
    </EDIT>


  • #5
    quozl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,308 ✭✭✭quozl


    if its an nvidia card, then go to nvidia.com, go to the linux drivers page, and print the documentation. Only a few pages, and its piss easy to do if you bother to rtfm.
    quozl


  • #6
    Hecate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,518 ✭✭✭Hecate


    now you need to get yourself Xtraceroute :)


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