Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:04:31 +0200 (CEST) From: Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de> To: Thomas Schuerger <schuerge@wjpserver.CS.Uni-SB.DE> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to use Voodoo 2 with FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908161341040.29502-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de> In-Reply-To: <199908161121.NAA19280@wjpserver.cs.uni-sb.de>
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On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Thomas Schuerger wrote: > > > I just installed linux-glide 2.4 on my system and wanted to > > > test it, but the test program tells me that no voodoo board > > > is installed. > > > (...) > > > I have a Diamond Voodoo II board installed, which works fine under Windows. > > > Do I have to set up some special devices in FreeBSD or something? > > > Any help is appreciated! > > > Don't know about linux-glide, but there's no chance to address the Voodoo > > chipset unless you use the corresponding X server within the very new > > XFree86 3.3.4 release (URL for download e.g. > > ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/xfree86/XFree86/3.3.4/binaries/FreeBSD-3.x). > > What do you mean by corresponding X server? Do I have to install a special > X server for Voodoo support? I'm using a Matrox G200 AGP has my "normal" > graphics board and want to use my PCI Voodoo 2 board once in a while. > > I looked at the new features of 3.3.4, there Voodoo 3 and Banshee support > is mentioned, so I think Voodoo 2 must have been supported already in an > earlier version of XFree86. > > Has anyone managed to use a Voodoo 2 board with FreeBSD? I'm interested in > using Glide and/or MesaGL with it... Sorry, I didn't understand your problem fully after reading your first mail. I don't know whether you've a chance for Voodoo 2 support in FreeBSD. Good luck! // // Konrad Heuer ____ ___ _______ // Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche / __/______ ___ / _ )/ __/ _ \ // Datenverarbeitung mbH GÖttingen / _// __/ -_) -_) _ |\ \/ // / // Am Faßberg, D-37077 GÖttingen /_/ /_/ \__/\__/____/___/____/ // Deutschland (Germany) ----- The Power to Serve ----- // http://www.freebsd.org // kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de // To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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