hey,
It would help if you knew the chipset for sure, but there is a SVGA server
that was written for voodoo cards, specifically the banshee chipset, but
it might be worth a try. Download and installation instructions are
availible at the following website:
http://glide.xxedgexx.com/status.html
this is the status page, but you will see a link to where you can download
and stuff.
Also, when you configure the xwindows it would be better instead of
running xconfigurator for you to try running xf86config. This will let
you input the memory that your video card supports because of the new
nature of the cards linux does not offer 16mg as an option.
good luck
-Brad
On Mon, 15 Feb 1999, David & Michaela Lindberg wrote:
> I am running Linux RH5.1 and Windows 98 on the same machine. It
> is running with an AMD K6-2 processor, and I upgraded the video
> card to a Guillemot Maxi Gamer Phoenix with 16mg SGRAM. The
> manual refers to the chipset as "3Dfx Voodoo", which is not
> listed under any video card on the XFree86 list. The card's
> documentation states that the processor runs at 100MHz and is
> 128-bit. I tried physically looking at the chipset, but it is
> covered with a heat sink.
>
> I ran Xconfigurator and attempted using the XF86_SVGA server, and
> startx failed stating that there was not enough memory--even at
> the lowest resolution setting. I believe it only saw 64K of
> memory. I then attempted loading it as a generic VGA card, but
> startx failed stating that the X server was missing.
>
> Is there an X server that might work with my new video card?
>
> Which ones should I try?
>
> Since it seems my original install only loaded the Xserver that
> worked with my old card, how do I load other X servers?
>
> Would it help to download XFree86-3.3.3.1? (If the answer is
> yes, this begs the question: How do I install it was I have
> download all the various files?)
>
> David Lindberg
>
>
