Matrox G550 3D acceleration activated on Suse Linux 9.0

30 Dec 2003

      Just a quick note on my successful installation of 3D acceleration
on my MATROX G550 dual head graphics card. Allows me to play
the arcade game Armagetron on SUSE Linux 9.0.

see also ftp://ftp.matrox.com/pub/mga/archive/linux/2003/lnx30notes.txt

1. get mgadrivers-3.0.tgz from www.matrox.com
2. tar xvzf mgadrivers-3.0.tgz
3. cd mgadrivers
4. su
5. sh install.sh
6. change in /etc/sysconfig/kernel
MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT=" cdrom ide-cd ide-scsi"
to
MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT=" cdrom ide-cd ide-scsi mga agpgart"

7. cp /etc/X11/XF86Config /etc/X11/XF86Config_bac
8.
change in /etc/X11/XF86Config
Section "Module"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "type1"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "speedo"
  Load         "v4l"
  Load         "extmod"
EndSection

to

Section "Module"
  Load         "dbe"
  Load         "type1"
  Load         "freetype"
  Load         "glx"
  Load         "dri"
  Load         "speedo"
  Load         "v4l"
  Load         "extmod"
EndSection

and save in /etc/X11/XF86Config_with_3D

You can leave Multihead activated.

To use 3D and one monitor, do
cp /etc/X11/XF86Config_with_3D /etc/X11/XF86Config

to use both monitors and no 3D, do
cp /etc/X11/XF86Config_bac /etc/X11/XF86Config

and reboot.

Matrox G550 3D acceleration activated on Suse Linux 9.0

Jörg