I've uploaded RPMs to incoming.redhat.com and emailed the maintainer of
the website(haven't heard yet) about where to upload the RPMS there. I
imagine you can download them from contrib.redhat.com sometimes today or
tomorrow which might help you. i have a voodoo3 3000 and mine is working
fine -- you shouldn't have to mess with it.
-mike
> All,
> I got svgalib-1.4.1 src and compiled it with glibc2.
>
> But I still dont know how to configure libvga.config .
>
> Is there some documentation somewhere to use Voodoo3 with it ?
>
> The 0-INSTALL/0-README catagorized it as a AT3D type card but I did not find
> it in the make file.
>
> Prasanna Subash
> Manhattan Associates, Inc
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Nugent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 1999 12:46 PM
> To: Linux SVGAlib Email List
> Subject: Re: Unable to do even 1024x768x256 on Voodoo3 3000 PCI
>
>
> On Wed Dec 08 1999 at 16:21, Jim Jackson wrote:
>
> > Package systems are for distibutions. Distributions are for people who
> > want to be safe and looked after. If you want safe, wait for
> > your next favorite distro. And there is more than one packaging system.
>
> Right on! :)
>
> I'm playing it like this. But not because I'm "playing it safe", but
> because I'm managing lots and lots of computers.
>
> > Developers are often hard pressed, expecting them to release ANYTHING
> > other than a tar ball is not on. Remember, this is often volunteer stuff,
> > and volunteers are often trying to fit this stuff into a life along with
> > family, job and other interests!
>
> They don't need to build the actual rpm packages (although many are
> now doing exactly that). But it would be fantastic if they could
> maintain a .spec file for doing the rpm build. Even if it wasn't
> "maintained", one could be included that is known to work with a
> recent previous release.
>
> (It's possible to build rpms from tarballs if a working .spec file is
> included in the tarball).
>
> > IT appears you know alot about RPMs - I suggest you volunteer to create
> > the required RPMs for the community, this would be more constructive, and
> > helpful, and would take some of the development strain.
>
> It's already been done (and being done) by redhat. All it would take
> is to grab the .spec file from the 1.4.0 release and tweak it slightly
> to make it work for 1.4.1.
>
> If anyone has such a .spec file, I'll be grateful for it (in leu of
> the full package :-)
>
> > cheers
> > Jim
> >
> > p.s. Try this argument on the linux-kernel list - after donning nuclear
> > proof clothing :-)
>
> (Hmm... I said previously that I was not going to comment further on
> this. Oops :)
>
> Cheers
> Tony
>
