3D acceleration for graphics boards with RIVA chips(Internal)
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Applies to
SuSE Linux: Version 6.2
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XFree86: Version 3.3.4
SuSE-INTERN:
Request:
You have got a graphics card based on an nVIDIA Riva 128, Riva TNT or Riva TNT2 chip,
and you want to use the 3D hardware acceleration.
Procedure:
- These cards are supported by the SVGA X server (series
xsrv
, package xsvga
).
- 3D support in Linux requires the Mesa libraries. You will need at least
the packages
mesa
and glxriva
(series x3d
).
The glutdemo
package contains a number of 3D demos.
Please make sure that the package mesasoft
is not
installed.
- Now configure your X server using
SaX
. You will find detailed
instructions in your installation handbook in chapter 9.1. 'Configuration Using SaX'.
Please note: to use the 3D acceleration feature, you have to
run the X server with 15 or 16 bit color depth.
In addition to the 'normal' configuration you have to load the glx
module. To do this, proceed as follows:
- In
SaX
, open the dialog 'Settings' -> 'Edit actual configuration'.
- Select 'Section Modules'.
- As an additional parameter, enter
Load "glx.so"
- Save the configuration.
Now you can start X and test the 3D demos (if you have installed glutdemo
).
The demos are in the directory
/usr/lib/glutdemo/demos
There are also a few 3D screen 'savers'; for example:
xlock -nolock -mode atlantis
or
xlock -nolock -mode pipes
Please note that you'll need to repeat the 'Modules' settings if you run
SaX
again.
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Categories:
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