problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

[Johannes Jörg]

Hello List

I still have this problem with my voodoo 3 3500 and XFree86-4.0.2-13:

My X-server crashes every time I want to run a 3d-accelerated program (i.e.
quake3, ut, ...) The funny thing is, XScreensaver runs (well, it does not
actually run, but walk ;-)) - I see an error message when it starts, but it
disappears too fast that I could read it. However, if anybody has quake3 running
on xf4 and voodoo3, I would appreciate to know how it has to be set up (I
have tried to load all possible combinations of dri, tdfx, tdfx-dri, glx,...,
the kernel supports agpgart, tdfx, dtfx-fb,...) I really don't know where to
look for the problem.

I will attach my XF86Config and the Xserver-logfile, hoping that anyone can
help me

thanks

joerg

PS.: By the way, I was offered Quake III Team Arena for my birthday two days
ago, I'd really like to try it out...

-*- XF86Config -*-
Section Module

# This loads the DBE extension module.

Loaddbe   # Double buffer extension

# This loads the miscellaneous extensions module, and disables
# initialisation of the XFree86-DGA extension within that module.
SubSection  extmod
  Optionomit xfree86-dga   # don't initialise the DGA extension
EndSubSection

# This loads the Type1 and FreeType font modules
Loadtype1
Loadfreetype

# This loads the GLX module
Load   glx
Load   dri
Load   tdfx
Load   tdfx_dri
Loadxf86Wacom

EndSection

# **
# Files section.  This allows default font and rgb paths to be set
# **

Section Files

# The location of the RGB database.  Note, this is the name of the
# file minus the extension (like .txt or .db).  There is normally
# no need to change the default.

RgbPath /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb

# Multiple FontPath entries are allowed (which are concatenated together),
# as well as specifying multiple comma-separated entries in one FontPath
# command (or a combination of both methods)
# 
# If you don't have a floating point coprocessor and emacs, Mosaic or other
# programs take long to start up, try moving the Type1 and Speedo directory
# to the end of this list (or comment them out).
# 

#FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local/
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/
FontPath   /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/
FontPath   /usr/local/share/fonts/ttfonts/

# The module search path.  The default path is shown here.

ModulePath /usr/X11R6/lib/modules

EndSection

-*- End XF86Config -*-

-*- XFree86.0.log -*-

XFree86 Version 4.0.2 / X Window System
(protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6400)
Release Date: 18 December 2000
If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
newer than the above date, look for a newer version before
reporting problems.  (See http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
Operating System: Linux 2.2.18 i686 [ELF] 
Module Loader present
(==) Log file: /var/log/XFree86.0.log, Time: Sat Apr 28 15:55:09 2001
(==) Using config file: /etc/X11/XF86Config
Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting,
 (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
 (WW) warning, (EE) error, (??) unknown.
(==) ServerLayout Simple Layout
(**) |--Screen Screen 1 (0)
(**) |   |--Monitor VisionMaster450
(**) |   |--Device Grafikkarte
(**) |--Input Device Mouse1
(**) |--Input Device Keyboard1
(**) Option AutoRepeat 500 30
(**) Option XkbRules xfree86
(**) XKB: rules: xfree86
(**) Option XkbModel pc105
(**) XKB: model: pc105
(**) Option XkbLayout de
(**) XKB: layout: de
(**) |--Input Device Wacom Stylus
(**) |--Input Device Wacom Cursor
(**) |--Input Device Wacom Eraser
(**) FontPath set to
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,/usr/local/share/fonts/ttfonts/
(**) RgbPath set to /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb
(**) ModulePath set to /usr/X11R6/lib/modules,/usr/X11R6/lib/modules-dri
(++) using VT number 7

(II) Open APM successful
(II) Module ABI versions:
XFree86 ANSI C Emulation: 0.1
XFree86 Video Driver: 0.3
XFree86 XInput driver : 0.1
XFree86 Server Extension : 0.1
XFree86 Font Renderer : 0.2
(II) Loader running on linux
(II) LoadModule: bitmap
(II) Loading /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/fonts/libbitmap.a
(II) Module bitmap: vendor=The XFree86 Project
compiled for 4.0.2, module version = 1.0.0
Module class: XFree86 Font Renderer
ABI 

Re: problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

[Andrei Ivanov]

I have just spent several hours last night getting my new V3 card to work
with 4.0.2. Here are my thoughts (And I did get it to work)
1. compile kernel with agp, DRI support (I didnt build DRI module like
they suggested, I used DRI that came with the kernel source), and your
chipset support.
In X, put in 
Load glx
Load dri
into the Xconfig file. Verify that you are in fact using correct libs (in
my case, I had to remove my old glut3g and mesa3g libs and install
xlibmesa3 and xlibosmesa3. The best document you can read on this issue is
the DRi user guide on X's page (http://www.xfree86.org/4.0.3/DRI.html), it
explains how to vefiry you have everything setup.
Andrei

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Re: problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

[Michel Dänzer]

Andrei Ivanov wrote:


I have just spent several hours last night getting my new V3 card to work
with 4.0.2. Here are my thoughts (And I did get it to work)
1. compile kernel with agp, DRI support


AGP support isn't needed for 3dfx chips as the chips themselves don't support
any AGP functions.


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Re: problem w voodoo3/XF86-4

[Kenward Vaughan]

On Sat, Apr 28, 2001 at 04:09:04PM +0200, Johannes J?rg wrote:
 Hello List
 
 I still have this problem with my voodoo 3 3500 and XFree86-4.0.2-13:
 
 My X-server crashes every time I want to run a 3d-accelerated program (i.e.
 quake3, ut, ...) The funny thing is, XScreensaver runs (well, it does not
 actually run, but walk ;-)) - I see an error message when it starts, but it
 disappears too fast that I could read it. However, if anybody has quake3 
 running
 on xf4 and voodoo3, I would appreciate to know how it has to be set up (I
 have tried to load all possible combinations of dri, tdfx, tdfx-dri, glx,...,
 the kernel supports agpgart, tdfx, dtfx-fb,...) I really don't know where to
 look for the problem.
...

Something I learned the hard way was that the mesa libraries (in xlibmesa3)
have been renamed.  One of my important molecular modeling packages kept
dying on me; no one had any answer to my questions about it; and I had more
or less given up on it.  Then I read on another site that the new ones could
be linked to names for the old:

daddy:~# ls -l /usr/lib/libMesa*
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root19 Apr 20 09:52 /usr/lib/libMesaGL.so.3
- /usr/lib/libGL.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx1 root root20 Apr 20 09:52 /usr/lib/libMesaGLU.so.3 
- /usr/lib/libGLU.so.1

They are backward compatible.  My app is up and running again!  Some of your
problems are likely because of this.

Kenward
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