This is a common problem when using windows95. It ONLY uses filenames
to guess what kind of file something is, and *.rpm just happens to mean a
RealPlayerModule (if the RealPlayer is installed)
The solution is to use a ftp program, or download instead of opening
in Netscape/IE/whatever (usually shift+click or right-click->save-as will
do the trick)
If you have the full adress of a file on ftp, just write it without the
/matrox.rpm, then you can select it from the file list in your browser.
regards
Ole
On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Yatsen Ng wrote:
>
> I tried to download the matrox.rpm from the SuSE ftp site but didn't quite
> succeed in doing so. Keep in mind that I tried to download using windows,
> since I haven't managed to set up linux yet because of all this crap I'm
> running into (I'm trying to, that's why I keep posting these messages!).
> First of all, the RealPlayer plugin looks kind of weird (all bloated) and
> second, after the download I get an error message when I try to play the
> thing. This is the first time I've encountered RealPlayer during a download.
> What's the deal with this? The bottomline is; I can't download from the SuSE
> ftp site. I also looked for the matrox.rpm on the XFree86 site but couldn't
> find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Jep Hill wrote:
>
> > Yatsen Ng wrote:
> >
> > > and learned that the MGA driver in the current SVGA server (XF86_SVGA)
> > > supports
> > > the G200. O.k., so far so good. The thing is; that server was already
> > > included in the original
> > > package and if I recall correctly you choose the server after you
> > > specify your the card.
> > > That's where the problem is, really; The G200 isn't specified so I'd
> > > guess that it's the
> > > driver that's not included. What it all boils down to is; is the
> >
> > I've done it this way, and it worked for both my Matrox Mill II's and my
> > G200--
> >
> > 1. Download either
> > (a) the XF86Setup, xsvga, XFree86 3.3.2 that came with the SuSE 5.3
> > CD
> > + the special matrox.rpm (has the G200 driver) from the SuSE ftp
> > site; or,
> > (b) the XFree86-3.3.3-3.rpm (which includes the Matrox G2 driver in
> > its SVGA server) + whatever xfonts you want (xfnt100.., xfntbig...,
> > xfntscl... + xfsetup-3.3.3-3.i386.rpm + xsvga-3.3.3-3.i386.rpm).
> >
> > 2. Install either (a) or (b) using
> > rpm -Uhv <whateverthenameis>.rpm --force
> >
> > 3. Then run XF86Setup and pick your mouse, kbd, video card, monitor
> > limits, resolution + color depth, then try it.
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Jep
> > ________________________________
> > Penguin inside! Now, THAT'S cool!
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