The Device3dfx also needs to create a /dev/3dfx device. That needs to be
added to the rpm.
Jason Brown
On Fri, 12 May 2000, you wrote:
> XFdrake:
> Where do I start. . .
>
> 1) It automatically resets itself to a generic hi frequency monitor no
> matter what your monitor settings are.
>
> 2) It ignores the existing configuration when presenting the resolution
> dialog.
>
> 3) If you want to change your video card with it, you must first allow it
> to test before you can get a change card option.
>
> 4) If you have a BIOS disabled onboard video controller, it still detects
> it instead of the active card. (I must have generated a half dozen
> configs for the 5446).
>
> 5) If you start it on the console, it tries to start xfs. Unfortunately,
> while this is appropriate for when it is called by kudzu, it is wrong
> most other times. The net result is that the failure to load xfs then
> makes testing of the newly selected mode impossible (unable to load
> default font: fixed). Further, you cannot startx afterwards because
> of the error it created. (X is unable to connect to the font server
> even though it is running.) So, you need to either test for xfs and
> not try to load it if it is already running or by default kill xfs
> before starting it.
>
> Device3dfx-2.3.4-5mdk.i586.rpm:
> [anton@bladehawke RPMS]$ rpm -qpl Device3Dfx-2.3.4-5mdk.i586.rpm
> /lib/modules
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-1mdkmosix
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-1mdkmosix/misc
> /lib/modules/2.2.14-1mdkmosix/misc/3dfx.o
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> That kernel is not part of the standard distibution.
>
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