Matrox G550 3D acceleration activated on Suse Linux 9.0
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.
Thanks so much for this information! I was wondering if this would work. I'll try it later and report back! Thanks, Tom On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 13:35, Jörg wrote:
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.
Jörg wrote:
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.
I have a Matrox 450, and according to the link you referenced above, your changes should be valid for this card as well. I thought I had done all of the above awhile back, but I left out the module changes. I had never tried running Armagetron before, but I just checked and it works. I still can't run tuxracer though. When I start tuxracer I hear the music and I get the the following in red letters on a black screen: Signal Frequency is out of range FH: 28 kHz FV: 57 Hz Please change signal timing And what may be related... All my screensavers work individually, but only about 30% work when "random" screensaver is selected. About 70% of the time all I get is a black screen with random set. Gary
On Tue, 2003-12-30 at 13:35, Jörg wrote:
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.
Jorg - that was perfect! I can now play Tuxracer where before it was horrible. I tried playing Racer, but it was really really really (got the point?) slow. Like 1 frame every 2 seconds. I'll try some others out and get back to you. Tom
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