*- On 3 Dec, Egbert Bouwman wrote about "Supported video chip-sets" > Hello, > I am going to buy a new computer, but which video adapter/chip-set ? > Many powerful new computers come with things like > Matrox G400 or NVidia Riva TNT2. > I am still using Slink with XFree 3.3.2, where these chips are not > supported. However they are supported in potatoe with XFree86 3.3.5. > > Does this mean that I _have _ to upgrade in order to use them, > or can i use them in Slink without their extra functionality ? > For upgrading I prefer to wait for a stable potatoe, > or at least for potato-cdroms. >
A developer has compiled 3.3.5 for slink. See http://www.debian.org/~vincent. So you are not forced to upgrade to potato, although it is really quite stable now. Brian Servis -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mechanical Engineering | Never criticize anybody until you Purdue University | have walked a mile in their shoes, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | because by that time you will be a http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis | mile away and have their shoes.
