Its now fixed, had to upgrade to kernel 2.4test9. Had to re-install as the Reiserfs patch to that kernel did not take hold :-(. At least its now working, nice to see Pingus! Ssytem displays, but planets without any images......Also mesa3.1beta is mentioned as being missing from the initialization file. A lot better though :-) Matthew On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Ben Rosenberg wrote:
I believe you need the glide packages which is glx for Voodoo cards. If anyone else wants to chime in..*cough* John Pennington *cough*..and let him know more...this would be cool.
* matthew johnson (oldenburg@pinnatel.net) [001020 22:16]: -->Hi Ben, --> --> No worries, was using Sax2 since it used to see only 8 megs of ram on the -->video card and bomb out :-). I have not installed sax, tried to keep things -->clean as possible. --> -->Unfortuantly its still not enabling direct rendering, its probably the same -->issue. I had had 4.0 installed, but that did not work either. I upgraded to -->4.01 and its getting closer I believe. Without being able to see the loading -->going fully its difficult to know (I can only switch over and catch the last -->section, in time to see dri). --> -->Any other ideas? Thanks for the fast repsonses too! Is glx needed? --> -->Many thanks, --> -->Matthew -->On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, you wrote: -->> In order to use XFree86 4.X with SuSE..you must use sax2..I guess -->> they should have made it more clear in the books..no worries. I hope -->> it works out for you :) -->> -->> * matthew johnson (oldenburg@pinnatel.net) [001020 21:48]: -->> -->Thanks Ben, already downloaded and ran all the above...Apart from Sax2...That -->> -->could be it! -->> --> -->> -->Permission to hit myself one million times around the head for missing the -->> -->obvious! Hopefully that will do it :-) -->> --> -->> -->Many thanks, -->> --> -->> -->Matthew -->> --> -->> --> -->> -- -->> Benjamin Rosenberg The Linux Experts -->> -->> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -->> SuSE Inc. Tel: +1-510-628-3380 ext:5086 -->> 580 Second St Suite 210 Fax: +1-510-835-3381 -->> Suite 210 mailto:brosenb@suse.com -->> Oakland CA 94607 U.S.A http://www.suse.com -->> :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -->> If two men agree on everything, you may be sure -->> that only one of them is doing the thinking. --LBJ -->> -->> "My opinions are not a reflection of the opinions of SuSE Inc." -- Benjamin Rosenberg The Linux Experts
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