Actually thanx anyway...after going over the web site with a fine tooth comb
I came to the realization that 6.1 was the one to go with, So I went out and
bought the thing....more money than brains! OH well...Thanx for the help
anyway. (any idea about the d-link card????)
:-)
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation Issue
> On Fri, 29 Oct 1999, you wrote:
> > I have a 3dfx Voodoo 3 PCI card with 16mg When checking the web page
for
> > supported hardware this card is listed but it is listed for version 6.1
which
> > has XFree 3.3.5 is the version if XFree that shipped with 6.0 different
than
> > this? ( I can't run X in 640x480 in 16 color mode!)
> >
> Go upgrade your X-server. The one that came with 6.0 is
> different and doesn't have the built-in support for the
> Voodoo3 cards. You have two options -- go get the custom,
> Voodoo server from the people who make the cards, or just
> go get the latest X rpm from Mandrake out of the 6.1
> directory or out of Cooker.
> John
