doomdorf wrote:
>
> OK, here goes. I have a problem with my Voodoo3 card... Now I have installed the
> X server w/ the MDK 6.1 installer, and everything with that works fine. Now this is
> my problem: When got a downloaded the 3d GLIDE stuff from the linux.3dfx.com site (or
> whater it is) and installed the RPMs, everything went just peachy. But when i try the
> final step of setting up the voodoo, it fails. All this last step is, is running a
> simple program called "test3Dfx". It makes sure your card works. All i get when i run
> the program is " video memory is unprotecting" "Could not open display (640x480)
> Application Aborted. "
>
> i have no clue what makes this do what it does..
>
> please help.. (programming GLIDE is what i do on my windows box, but i want to use my
> voodoo3 on my linux box. thats why i bought it :)
>
> thanks
>
> Jerrud
Works O.K. for me with 7.0, did you rebuild the device 3dfx src RPM &
install the
new one? it errored out on me with 6.1 & I had to do it manually. IIRC
they advised
that you reboot so that the module is loaded too. Try it as root as
well, there
might be a permission prob.
HTH
Warren
