On the CD, in the apps folder, you will find a 3dfx driver. Install at
least the items that start with XF86. You can do this by: rpm -Uvh
XF86*.rpm First you need to get to that directory. I think
it was: cd /mnt/cdrom/apps/ Once you do that, run XF86Setup by
typing that. This should get you running better. It helped me. Once you
unpack those things, you will be able to select the Voodoo card.
Bret Craw
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Aldrich [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 10:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Re:
>
> Try (from command line) "startx -- -bpp 32" (minus quotes, of course.)
> Please notice the ONE space between "startx" and the two "-" and then a
> space between the "--" and the "-bpp" as well as the space between "-bpp"
> and "32." All these "extra spaces" are REQUIRED for this command to work.
> If
> you find you don't like 32-bit mode, you can always try changing 32 to 24
> and so on....
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: RReed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 14, 1999 12:36 PM
>
>
> > I am very new to linux and just installed mandrake 6.0.
> > I am having 1 problem and have read and tried everything i could to fix
> it.
> > I have a p2 400 system with 128 M ram a voodoo3 2000 video card and an
> ast
> > sabre monitor.
> > The vid card and monitor can support up to 1280x1024 32 bit.
> > For some reason or another the xwindows (startx) will only start in 8bpp
> > 320x200
> > I have tried nearly all settings in xf86config and xconfigurator.
> > If someone has any way to help me please feel free.. I greatly need the
> > help.
> > I have tried to get the archived mail from this list but there is
> nothing
> > there.. it reads 0 in the index :(
> >
> > Thank you very much for any help you can give a very fresh newbie to
> linux.
> >
> > Ron Reed
> >
> >
> >
