If I remember right, what I did was find the XF86_3DLabs binary on the net (suse, I think), download it to /usr/bin/X11/ and edit your /etc/X11/Xserver to point to it. This way you can avoid upgrading before you're ready to.
Serge Rey wrote: > > I'm trying to get x configured and I have a Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro > card. This requires xserver-3dlabs_3_3_5-1.deb, but when I downloaded > and tried to install that package, it was not configured due to > dependencies on more recent versions of libc6 and xserver common. These > new versions of libc6 and xserver common appear to be only available in > potatoe, while my base installation is in slink. I'd like advice on the > following questions: > > 1) If I install the newer versions of libc6 and xserver common, will > this allow for the installation of the 3dlabs package? > > 2) Is it not a great idea to update the libc6 package, without > installing the rest of potatoe? > > 3) If this is a bad idea, is there an alternative way for me to get x > configured for this card? > > Thanks in advance, > > Serge > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null -- ************************************ * Window users: Move up to Linux * * Linux users: Move up to Debian * ************************************
