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Elvis-Gauss n00b
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:11 pm Post subject: Try to run X with 3dfx Voodoo Banshee card....[SOLVED] |
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I have an old computer whose video card is 3dfx Voodoo Banshee. That means I must have tdfx driver installed if I want to run properly xdm.
There is 2 drivers I've seen in portage: glide-v3, xf86-video-voodoo. I've installed glide but rather than I have error message when I startx. It says there's no tdfx module found and xdm can't start. The other package xf86-video-voodoo is hard masked and I don't think it's safe to install it...
My question is - How can I install the tdfx modules to run X? (I didn't see tdfx module in the kernel config..., I have 3dfx in USE flags) _________________ When you think It can't be worse, well It can and usually It's worse than you've ever think it can.
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NeddySeagoon Administrator
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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Elvis-Gauss,
glide is the OpenGL driver for 3dfx cards. You need to rebuild X with the 3dfx use flag set in /etc/make.conf
========= edit ========
Oops - you have that.
Your kernel needs to have
Code: | Device Drivers
Character devices
/dev/agpgart (AGP Support)
<Choose your motherboard chip set>
Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 4.1.0 and higher DRI support)
3dfx Banshee/Voodoo3+ | built in, then in xorg.conf you can set Driver "tdfx" in your device section.
may help. _________________ Regards,
NeddySeagoon
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Elvis-Gauss n00b
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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I've done it, but I get an error message:( :
Symbol xf86SetDDCproperties from module /usr/lib/modules/drivers/tdfx_drv.o is unresolved
Symbol xf86PrintEDID from module /usr/lib/modules/drivers/tdfx_drv.o is unresolved
Any ideas? _________________ When you think It can't be worse, well It can and usually It's worse than you've ever think it can. |
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NeddySeagoon Administrator
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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Elvis-Gauss,
Are you using the tdfx driver you found on the web or the one provided with xorg-x11 ?
If you are using the xorg-x11 one, add dlloader to you use flags and rebuild X.
See this page for details http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/hardened/hardenedxorg.xml
Gentoo gcc generates Position Independant Executables by default. _________________ Regards,
NeddySeagoon
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Elvis-Gauss n00b
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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I don't use xorg7 drivers.. I've just compiled the kernel with voodoo3+ build-in... and installed glide-v3, nothing more... _________________ When you think It can't be worse, well It can and usually It's worse than you've ever think it can. |
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NeddySeagoon Administrator
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Elvis-Gauss,
You have also built xorg-x11 (or XFree86) the symbol names mention xf86, rather than xorg, which is why I asked where you obtained the tdfx
driver.
The dlloader USE flag helps X whine its made with the -PIE option. _________________ Regards,
NeddySeagoon
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Elvis-Gauss n00b
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Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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I did it:) Now it's working fine... thanks _________________ When you think It can't be worse, well It can and usually It's worse than you've ever think it can. |
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