Using 3Dfx Voodoo 4 or 5 graphics card with SuSE Linux 7.0

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.0
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Request:

You own the graphic card Voodoo 4 or 5 from 3Dfx and want to use it with SuSE Linux.

Procedure:

Please download the following package from our ftp-server:

ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/7.0/x1/xmodules.rpm

Install the package with YaST1 or the command:

rpm -Uvh xmodules.rpm

Now you're able to configure the X-server with SaX2. SaX2 has to know about the new X-server, for this please use the parameter "-m":

sax2 -m 0=tdfx

Please note:


Keywords: 3DFX, VOODOO, 5

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