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Re: errr new voodoo card.. xwindows not working...errr

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From: Sean
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 00:00
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i did.. but there was no hope to be found there. I just emailed their
support, spent freaken 30 min in the phone on hold. Hopefull I will get a
responce. I have tried every option under the sun. 3dfx website just so
happens to have one card supported in Linux, and i think i saw crap in there
for windows2k and win ME.
Sean


faraz khan <frk2@cornell.edu> wrote in message
news:8kked2$kqp$1@news01.cit.cornell.edu...
> you need to have a Xserver that can communicate with your card. I picked
up
> mine for my voodoo 2    somewhere from redhat.com . look around there -
you
> can get reall cool shit (if your lucky and patient! ) :)
>
>
> --
> FARAZ KHAN
> H (607) 273-1780
> C (607) 280 7025
> frk2@Cornell.edu
> Sean <seann@nls.net> wrote in message
> news:uLbb5.506$1b4.402616@news1.onlynews.com...
> > I just got a Voodoo5 5500 and went to use Xconfigurator but only Voodoo3
> > listed and I can only choose up to 32 megs of RAM. I got the follow
card:
> >
> > New Cards config:
> >
> > controller: Dual 3dfx VSA-100
> > Bus: AGP
> > Memory: 64MB Grphic mem
> > Core clock: 166
> > RAMDAC: 350hz
> > api : DirectX, Glide, OpenGL
> > connector: svga
> >
> >
> >
> > i looked at 3dfx's web site for linux drivers but i did not find any.
Any
> > clue as to what i can do or what i should do? I tried to config the card
> in
> > xconfigurator manually, but that did not work. I would like to get back
> into
> > Linux cause i really miss it a lot!  I am running RH 6.2, if you need or
> > want any more info please tell me and i'll provide you with it (yes,
> > expensive cigars and cheap women are included!)
> > Thanks in advance.
> > Sean
> > seann@nls.net
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Sean" <seann@nls.net>
Subject: Re: errr new voodoo card.. xwindows not working...errr
Date: 2000/07/15
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