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Senjuro
02-01-2001, 11:42 PM
what and how can i get a voodoo 5 to work with mandrake 7.0.. i cant startx and it doesnt even recognize my card at all, someone please tell me what i need to do, think as if i just made a clean install of mandrake 7.0 and guide me through! =]
CRT_Monkey
02-02-2001, 01:06 AM
Mandrake 7.2. Problem solved! http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif
Aikidoka
02-02-2001, 11:07 AM
Yep, unless you can get X 4.x to install in Mandrake 7.0
ph34r
02-02-2001, 12:14 PM
http://dri.sourceforge.net may have what you need to get it going in LM 7.0
Senjuro
02-02-2001, 06:10 PM
Originally posted by veloctTX:
Yep, unless you can get X 4.x to install in Mandrake 7.0


can you be more detailed, possibly a link, would help a lot, hehe thanks! :confused:
debiandude
02-03-2001, 12:41 AM
Okay, I've never used Mankdrake but it seems that you problems it that you don't have XFree4 or grater.

To get things working download each of the following drivers: http://linuxvoodoo.com/drivers/cards/video/servers/dri/tdfx_dri-4.0.1-1.i386.rpm http://linuxvoodoo.com/drivers/cards/video/servers/dri/Glide_V5-3.10-2.i386.rpm http://linuxvoodoo.com/drivers/cards/video/servers/dri/tdfx_drm-1.0-3.src.rpm

Next preform the following commands IN THE DIRECTORY that you downloaded them to:
rpm -Uvh Glide_V5-3.10-2.i386.rpm
rpm -Uvh tdfx_dri-4.0.1-1.i386.rpm
rpm --rebuild tdfx_drm-1.0-3.src.rpm

The third command will rebuild the dri module to allow 3d rendering. It will install it somewhere, on a redhat system that place is :
/usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386

It might be different on mankdrake, but try there first.

So cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386 or whereever it installed the binary too and preform this command:
rpm -Uvh tdfx_drm-1.0-3.i386.rpm

Lastly you need to move XF86Config created to its correct position by this:
mv /etc/X11/XF86Config.dri.ex /etc/X11/XF86Config-4

be sure to check to see that the file fits you needs. Good luck!
Senjuro
02-03-2001, 03:26 AM
well.. to save myself the trouble i went and bought Mandrake 7.2, didnt wanna go through all the trouble, thanks everyone that tried to help a dumb schmuck like myself, hehe.
Aikidoka
02-03-2001, 10:31 AM
Mandrake 7.2 comes with X 4.0.1 so your Voodoo5 may be supported then. If not, you'll have to try to upgrade X to 4.0.2. The files and documentation will be on www.xfree86.org (http://www.xfree86.org) or try some of the mandrake help sites: www.mandrakeforum.com (http://www.mandrakeforum.com) or mandrakeuser.org
CRT_Monkey
02-03-2001, 11:18 AM
I've got a Voodoo5 and when I installed 7.2, it didn't even ask me about x3.3.6 or 4.0.x, it just automagically installed 4.0.1 and runs fine now.


The V5 is definitely supported out of the box! Enjoy! :)