Jon Pennington wrote:
On Thu, May 11, 2000 at 11:51:28PM +0200, Francisco M. Marzoa Alonso wrote:
Yes, i know about but... following DRI documentation i don't need a 2.3.x kernel for a Voodoo, just a 2.2.x. And in some part of that documentation i've read that the kernel DRI capabilities must be disabled anyway :-?... this is a pain... i feel like i was now writting
I see now. I retract my previous statements concerning k2.3.
For example, on 3dfx hardware, the kernel module is called tdfx.o so you you would type insmod XXX/tdfx.o
And tdfx.o is not somewhere in the xc/ that you created when you built XF86 4.0?
not really :-(
Because i want to stay cutting edge. Sooner or later i'll need to move to DRI so it seems to become an standard in graphical and game development within the XFree enviroment and, in fact, within the LiNUX environment too.
As I understand it (which isn't very well), DRI is only an accelleration method, and has little if anything to do with the way an application works.
Yes, i can learn OpenGL without the use of DRI, (its true that i can do it without a computer also...), but i need to be sure about if the things that i've done are not running at an aceptable speed the reason is not that i'm not using all the power of my hardware; sorry, my poor english doesn't permits me explain me as right as i wish :/ hope you understand anyway.
I understand your concern. Besides, if it runs very fast on 3.3.6, wouldn't it follow that the application would run even faster if you put it on an improved subsystem? ;)
Hmmmmmm... twomorrow i'll purchase a SGI :P X)
Sorry, i cant understand that joke, but here are my courtesy laugh: XDDDD ;->
Please accept my apologies for the joke. :/
No problem, it's true that i couldn't understand it so just forget it X) (you didn't say nothing dirty of my mother, isn't it? X>)
I've ask some people, even in this list, about a good acelerated card before purchasing it, and a lot told me about Voodoo so...
Right; because they're FAST; Not because they're good.
Doesn't seems to be a trouble as my favourite guitar player is Yngwie J. Malmsteen, is not the best, but is the faster XDDDDD
Why an nVidia is a better choice?
They have better (more direct) support for OpenGL instructions, and nVidia has engineers that are dedicated to DRI development. I've heard good reports from some people that are currently running nVidia's DRI kit.
I've seen in this list another guy with an nVidia and exactly my own troubles X)
Be forwarned, though; there are as many horror stories as success stories; this goes back to the fact that XFree86 4.0 is an unproven system.
Aham :)
I'm only a bit lost with this and very bussy, so i've not enough time to spent with the X server configuration because my main objetive is to have an OpenGL (as-i-want version) running now to begin with my ideas.
You have made a contradiction ;). A colleague of mine (whom I respect very much) once told me...
"Linux is only free if your time is worth nothing."
XD I've caught that ;-) also it could be derived to: "YOU ARE only free if your time is worth nothing." I'll never be free... Have a good one, time to sleep :) -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/