On Wed, 20 Dec 2006, Troy Dawson wrote:

> Dmitry Hits wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I am looking to add 3D graphic capability to my laptop and from CMSnote I
> > M
> > 2002/041 I have found out that I need XFree86. And though I find lots of
> > files on my computer that have *XFree86* in the names, I don't think I ha
> > ve
> > XFree86 itself. 
> > 
> > From XFree86.org I have found that the version 4.6.0 is available, but 
> > I
> > would rather deal with yum than with the source. So I am wondering if
> > somebody knows of an rpm compiled for our SL4.4.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > Dmitry.
> 
> Hi Dmitry
> The short answer is, no I don't know of one.
> The longer answer is, are you really really sure there isn't a better 
> way to get 3D graphics on your laptop.  We are using xorg-x11 instead of 
> XFree86.  Although xorg is actually a fork of XFree86, so many things 
> are the same, they are different, and changing the underlying graphics 
> might break a thing or two.
> If I read that right, you are reading instructions written in 2002.  I'd 
>   try looking for some newer instructions.
> Troy

Many video cards need a "vendor" driver to do 3d.  Both Nvidia and ATI 
have "Vendor" drivers that enable 3d on many of their products.

-Connie Sieh
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