Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 28 Mar 2001 08:37:41 -0800 (PST) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: Voodoo 3 pci issues |
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>- I cannot use the 3D part of my card with XFree 4.x (it worked with >3.3.x) it doesn't matter whether I use or not tdfx.o or whether or not I >put a LoadModule dri in the XF86Config. Only root can run the test3Dfx >program, and when the program finish X is restored but freezed, so I >have to do a SysRQ-K to kill it.
Do you have something like
Section "DRI" Mode 0666 EndSection
In your XF86Config file.
>- If I try to use fbtv (watch tv in FB) the system hangs, the program >starts, and I can see the tv on the screen, but the system is freezed.
Hum. I assume you do this on the console. Doing this in X will not make it happy.
>- If I put a LoadModule dri in the XF86Config, I cannot use the virtual >consoles.
In Section "Device" where you see Driver "tdfx" and a line
Option UseFBDev.
This should fix that problem.
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