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Article #128Re: Xfree3.3.6 3d support anyone got it going
From: Stan
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 10:22
Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2002 10:22
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"Peter Cooper" <pcooper48@bigpond.com> wrote in message news:3DF9C69A.A7FAECD8@bigpond.com... > Stan wrote: > > > Subject says it all, I've installed the experimental version and it won't > > pickup my Geforce4MX 420 card. > > > > Anyone had any success with this. > > > > tia > > > > Stan > > Hi Stan > > You won't get any GeForce4 cards working using XFree 3.3.6 > > You need to update to at least XFree 4.0.1 > > This will get you basic GeForce support. To get the best out of the card, > you need to get the special files available from nVidia. > The web site is > http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?IO=linux_display_ia32_1.0-4191 > If you can't get to the site with that address, just try > http://www.nvidia.com and then look for the linux display drivers download > section. > Make sure you follow the instructions faithfully as there are various > versions of the two files which are used on various architechtures as well > as versions within these architechtures. > > Hope this is of some assistance to you. > > Regards > Peter > Thanks Peter
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