Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 14:04:31 +0200 (CEST) From: Konrad Heuer <kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de> To: Thomas Schuerger <schuerge@wjpserver.CS.Uni-SB.DE> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to use Voodoo 2 with FreeBSD? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9908161341040.29502-100000@gwdu60.gwdg.de> In-Reply-To: <199908161121.NAA19280@wjpserver.cs.uni-sb.de>
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On Mon, 16 Aug 1999, Thomas Schuerger wrote: > > > I just installed linux-glide 2.4 on my system and wanted to > > > test it, but the test program tells me that no voodoo board > > > is installed. > > > (...) > > > I have a Diamond Voodoo II board installed, which works fine under Wi= ndows. > > > Do I have to set up some special devices in FreeBSD or something? > > > Any help is appreciated! >=20 > > Don't know about linux-glide, but there's no chance to address the Vood= oo > > chipset unless you use the corresponding X server within the very new > > XFree86 3.3.4 release (URL for download e.g. > > ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/xfree86/XFree86/3.3.4/binaries/FreeBSD-3.x). >=20 > What do you mean by corresponding X server? Do I have to install a specia= l > X server for Voodoo support? I'm using a Matrox G200 AGP has my "normal" > graphics board and want to use my PCI Voodoo 2 board once in a while. >=20 > I looked at the new features of 3.3.4, there Voodoo 3 and Banshee support > is mentioned, so I think Voodoo 2 must have been supported already in an > earlier version of XFree86. >=20 > Has anyone managed to use a Voodoo 2 board with FreeBSD? I'm interested i= n > using Glide and/or MesaGL with it... Sorry, I didn't understand your problem fully after reading your first mail. I don't know whether you've a chance for Voodoo 2 support in FreeBSD. Good luck! // // Konrad Heuer ____ ___ _____= __=20 // Gesellschaft f=FCr wissenschaftliche / __/______ ___ / _ )/ __= / _ \ // Datenverarbeitung mbH G=D6ttingen / _// __/ -_) -_) _ |\ \/= // / // Am Fa=DFberg, D-37077 G=D6ttingen /_/ /_/ \__/\__/____/___= /____/=20 // Deutschland (Germany) ----- The Power to Serve ----= - // http://www.freebsd.org // kheuer@gwdu60.gwdg.de // To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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