> > I got the Permedia2 server from there and I found that I had to > link the 'X' file to the XFCom_3DLabs file myself before it would > work for me.
You should not do this, since it destroys the debian X11 setup. In debian X is a suid wrapper program, not a link. To understand how this works read the file /usr/doc/xbase/debian.README. I would advice you to reinstall the xbase package, skip all the configuration (backup your /etc/X11/XF86Config file), and put the full pathname of the server you use on the first line of the file /etc/X11/Xserver. If you used the xf86config program from SUSE, also check if the XF86Config is in /etc/X11/. All other `copies' of this file should be symbolic links. This setup is also different in debian than it is in other distributions. If you have written the XF86Config file to a different location, you might get into trouble if you upgrade to a newer version of debian that does include the server for your card. If you then reconfigure your card, the Xserver might still read the old XF86Config, leaving you doubting your sanity (speaking from experience here :). BTW, I did solve my problem with the Diamond Stealth II S220. I think the best procedure is to run the debian version of the xf86config program, pretend to install some card that uses the svga-server, of course not allow any probing or testing, and then change the first line of /etc/X11/Xserver. >From all the debian installation process I think the X installation is the most terrifying to the newbie (meaning: people who don't know the particulars of the debian setup). Maybe there should be some virtual package that ensures that the right packages (i.e., the _right_ xserver, the xserver-vga16 package, and xbase) are installed before any attempt is made to start the setup program? HTH, Eric -- E.L. Meijer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) | tel. office +31 40 2472189 Eindhoven Univ. of Technology | tel. lab. +31 40 2475032 Lab. for Catalysis and Inorg. Chem. (TAK) | tel. fax +31 40 2455054
