Vandoorselaere Yoann wrote:
> root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Chmouel Boudjnah wrote:
> >
> > > root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > >
> > > > I have a couple problems right now. First is DHCP times out on my
> > > > ethernet card to my cable modem at boot up but if I run netconf it
> > > > starts it up. Second when any user besides root types startx it starts
> > > > up witha mouse cursor on the screen and it sits there, when I hit
> > >
> > > what security level ?
> > >
> > > > ctrl-alt-F1 its last out put was something like"adding localhost to
> > > > users" or something like that? A nd last but not least when I try to
> > > > compile the 3DFX drm module against this kernel 2.2.14-mdk11 it gives
> > > > alot of errors and fails.
> > >
> > > what error messages ?
> Don't use it...
> DRI / DRM usage with XFree 3.9 is intended for hacker only...
> At the moment you will have some speed loss over a simple dev3dfx usage...
> ( This is what i've experimented ) and the X 3.9 isn't enough stable
> for certain kind of usage...
>
> You can already use your voodoo 1/2/3 with glide and dev3dfx
> ( information on http://linux.3dfx.com )
>
> > >
> > > --Chmouel
> >
> > Security level low.
>
> Huu,
> i've already seen this bug sitting somewhere,
> have u done an install or upgrade ?
>
> --
> -- Yoann, http://www.security-addict.org
> It is well known that M$ products don't call free() after a malloc().
> The Unix community wish them good luck for their future developments.
Yes I'm aware of thw whole 3dfx situation I was using the dri very happily over
Mandrake 6.1. But maybe I will have to goo back to the old 3dfx drivers.
Thanks
Keith