Ian Lynagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes > >> > >> I am currently running Linux on a Compaq laptop with a Neomagic NM-2160 > >> video card. I would like to use Debian 2.1. Could I use XFree86 3.3.1 > >> with > >> Debian 2.1, even though the distribution supports an older version. Thanks > >> for any help. > > > >Debian 2.1 has the neomagic driver. If you MUST have the 3.3.1 version, > >install Debian's X like usual, then go to master.debian.org/~vincent/ and > >grab > >the temporary 3.3.1 debs. or you can simply place xfree86.orgs xserver > >binary > >in /usr/local/bin and edit /etc/X11/Xserver to call it. > > Using 3.3.1 would be advisable if you don't want X to break when you > upgrade to Debian 2.2 (glibc2.1 apparently kills it).
You may also need the 2.2.x kernel. My Neomagic servers were broken until I upgraded the kernel to 2.2.1, from 2.0.36. Both the older Neomagic specific server was broken and the newer svga server By the way, I am now using the svga server. -- Kevin Dalley SETI Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED]