I know the banshee is nowhere to the V3 in terms of performance, but they
are basically the same and rely on the same drivers for linux.
Now my question is: How did you get the 3D support going? I'm still
desperate to play Quake3 on my linux box (but only to test our company's Q3
server) ;o)
Patrick Putteman
Internet Support Manager
Net 7 (Member of the Advalvas Group)
www.net7.be
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 8:18 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Voodoo3
> On Thu, 30 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > Has anyone got a Voodoo3 video card to work with Mandrake 6.0 and if so
how
> > or what did you do.
> > Ed
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> On the CD under /apps/drivers3DFX there's 6 .rpm's. Install
> the 3 that begin with 'XFree86_3DFX' and run 'XF86Setup', choose
> your V3 (2000, 3000, 3500) and your all set. If you don't have
> the CD you can get them from Mandrake's FTP sites, or www.3dfx.com
> has a link to Linux drivers (the same .rpms) on their Web page.
>
> I have the 2k (143mhz), I run it at 178mhz in W98, so I
> chose '3000' hopin it's runnin my V3 at 166mhz in Linux (?). All
> in all, the 2D performance is better with Linux than W98, at least
> on my system (PII 3.50x133).
> --
> .. Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
>
>
