On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:27:04 -0500, jlquinn wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Mark Grieveson wrote: > > Hello. Is it possible for me to enable 3d acceleration with the > > hardware I have? Right now, there is absolutely no 3d acceleration. > > I feel that if it was present, even though my hardware is old, I at > > least would be able to play PlanetPenguin-Racer (aka TuxRacer). > > > > I have a Pentium III, 450 MHz system, running Debian Sarge with a > > 2.6.8-2-386 kernel image, 384 MB ram. My VGA compatible controller > > is ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X (rev 5c), which I > > believe is also known as Mach64, with 8 MB. So, is the name "3D > > Rage Pro" just a lie, to en*rage* me? > > > > You're not going to find what you're looking for by default. Check > out the following page on the status of Mach64 support. > > http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ATIMach64?action=highlight&value=CategoryHardware > > If you're savvy enough, you could build it and get 3d support. ..define "savvy enough." ;o) ..Mark will spare himself some grieving if he first verifies his hardware _is_ a " 3D Rage Pro AGP 1X/2X (rev 5c)" and not a rebadged cheapo "3D Rage II+ AGP" etc, takes a wee 'lspci'. .._if_ it is, and he's on a budget or somesuch, and finds something scary enough to try fry this old junk on, I've got over half a dozen of these 2 to 8MB agp cards, and a camera for the Happy New Year! ;o) > Otherwise, you should pick up a newer video card that is already > supported. Finding a supported 3d card shouldn't be very expensive. > There's plenty of older HW that will work out of the box such as older > radeons. ..I went this route. ;o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
