On 19 Apr 1999, Aidan Keady wrote:
> > I think this was asked/answered before but does XFree86 support
> > the 3DFX Banshee. I didn't see any reference to it in the version
> > of X that comes with RH5.2, but I'm assuming the server has been
> > upgraded since that particular version ?
> >
> > Any help, much appreciated,
>> There's an experimental X-server for the Banshee @
>>http://glide.xxedgexx.com/3DfxRPMS_vb_glibc.html>> or
>>http://www.linux3d.org/
It's there, it works, but it's unaccelerated (i.e. Quake II etc. is out)
and for some strange reason, if I try to up my color depth past 8bpp it
turns my display a horrible dark grey color (could be just my monitor
tho'). Apart from that, it's grand.
Ciao,
Miles (Kieran Colfer)
kcolfer at iol.iekieranc at bigfoot.comhttp://ireland.iol.ie/~kcolfer
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