Author: William James Irwin
Email: wji@ihug.co.nz
Date Submitted: Sun, Jun 14, 1998
Status: New Entry
Releases: | 5.1 |
Platform: | intel |
Category: | X Windows |
Category Listing: | Getting a X server for your Permedia 2/Glint based card |
When installing Red Hat Linux on my new PC, I had a feeling that the standard X-servers wouldn't work with my Permedia 2 card. So I only installed the XF86_VGA16 server. Even this didn't work. S.u.S.E have an X server for PERMEDIA-2, PERMEDIA + GLINT Delta + IBM RGB 526DB ,GLINT 500TX + GLINT Delta + IBM RGB 526DB and GLINT MX + GLINT Delta + IBM RGB 526DB based cards. They officially support the Elsa cards although other cards based on these chipsets should work.
Since most of the nice configuration tools on RedHat are X based this might be a problem for the newbie, when X doesn't work straight from the box. After doing some research. I discovered that there are alternative X-servers available, There are some commercial ones which I disregarded. (Pay money? hah!) However, you can get a free X-server that supports the Permedia II chipset from S.u.S.E at www.suse.com. They have a rpm (xglint.rpm), and a config file (xsuseconfig.tgz). Download them. install the rpm the usual way: rpm -i xglint.rpm untar the tgz file making sure the tarred files are untarred in their proper locations. (First always check what the tar file contains using: tar tvzf xsuseconfig.tgz) In my case the tgz file had absolute path names, so it was safe to untar it in the root. The tgz file contains a modified xf86config file which you should run. Answer the questions and it will write a new /etc/XF86Config file for you. Now all you have to do is make sure your symbolic link to the X-server is correct In Red Hat linux it appears to be defined in /etc/X11. Here's how it should look: etc/X11/X -> ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XSuSE_Elsa_GLoria* Now run startx and cross your fingers. Also remember, you can easily run it at different bit depths using startx -- -bpp 16 or startx -- -bpp 32 I have this server running on a Diamond Fire GL 1000 PRO. I haven't had any further problems, beyond just getting it to work. enjoy
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.GLINT (after installing the rpm)