Thanks for the link. The package I pulled and installed from netgod worked just fine.
Norris, Greg wrote: > Have you tried the X packages from <http://www.netgod.net/x/>? If I > remember correctly, they're compiled specifically for slink... > > If that doesn't help, you should be able to snarf the precompiled 3.3.3.5 > server directly from the XFree86 site, and use it with the slink version of > X (I've had to do that in the past, and I have the same video card that you > do). They should co-exist without causing any trouble. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Serge Rey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 03 November, 1999 5:44 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: xserver-3dlabs - libc6 (slink vs. potatoe)? > > > > > > I'm trying to get x configured and I have a Diamond Fire GL 1000 Pro > > card. This requires xserver-3dlabs_3_3_5-1.deb, but when I downloaded > > and tried to install that package, it was not configured due to > > dependencies on more recent versions of libc6 and xserver > > common. These > > new versions of libc6 and xserver common appear to be only > > available in > > potatoe, while my base installation is in slink. I'd like > > advice on the > > following questions: > > > > 1) If I install the newer versions of libc6 and xserver common, will > > this allow for the installation of the 3dlabs package? > > > > 2) Is it not a great idea to update the libc6 package, without > > installing the rest of potatoe? > > > > 3) If this is a bad idea, is there an alternative way for me to get x > > configured for this card? > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > Serge > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >
