Re: Accelerated X with Voodoo 2

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Date: 8 Jun 2004 09:31:21 -0700

T'aZ <j.adore.les@bonbon.net> wrote in message news:<pan.2004.06.06.22.12.11.589984@bonbon.net>...
>
> you must install mesa , there are instructions how to use a 3dfx voodooČ
> card, dont remember what to do exactly, i just remember i had to find
> some glide file required by mesa to support the voodooČ
>
> anyway, it's not a easy task, so good luck :)

Actually, it hasn't been that hard. After looking through the info on
the link Adam provided, as well as the README.3DFX section on
www.Mesa3d.org, I have successfully gotten GLX to work with my Voodoo2
card.

I already had Mesa on my system. I've been running Quake II in GL
mode for years using SVGAlib.

The thing is, I recently upgraded my OS from a slightly older version
of another distribution to RedHat 8.0, and newer versions of Mesa
(i.e. the one that comes with RedHat 8) are complied without the Glide
driver by default, and are linked to by different names than the older
libraries. So, what I did was:

1. Add the

     setenv MESA_GLX_FX fullscreen
     setenv FX_GLIDE_NO_SPLASH 1

   lines to my csh.login file.

2. Move libGL.so.1.2 out of a library directory.

3. Symlink libGL.so.1 to my old Mesa library

     cd /usr/lib
     rm libGL.so.1
     ln -s /usr/local/lib/libMesa.so.2.6 libGL.so.1
     ldconfig

This allows me to run the GL portions of xscreensaver in fullscreen,
hardware-accelerated mode.

I haven't had the chance to download and recompile Mesa, but once I
do, I should be able to get the "Mesa GLX Window Hack" to work. I've
tried it, but the version of Mesa I have is too old to support it.

The only question that remains is: Which version of Mesa should I
download?

6.0 doesn't have libGlide2x support anymore, so I would like to
download an older version that I know is going to work with my system,
yet still provide the wonderful improved functionality of versions
newer than the one I have now.
I've waded through the Mesa version history on Mesa3d.org, but I can't
make sense out of it. Should I get 3.4.2? 5.0? 4.something? Which
ones are stable and will do what I want, which ones won't? Anybody
have any suggestions?

Thanks again!

Matthew

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