Hardware - How do I set up graphics accelerator? w1av - 31.03.2006, 16:22 Uhr Titel: How do I set up graphics accelerator?
When I installed winxp/Kanotix on my computer I never bothered to install the software for my graphics card. I used to play games a while back but dont have time for that anymore. I still have the same card, which is some off-the-wall brand. It is a "Mad Dog" 64MB graphics adapter. So it functions now as a regular display adapter. I tried to install a linux program called "3ddesk". It complained my graphics acceleration was not configured. I am sure the card I have may not be compatible with Kanotix as far as drivers or whatnot. The card is about 4 or 5 years old. I do have an extra voodoo III that i could swap if needed. But that card is just as old if not older. My question is, can I somehow configure the card I have for 3d effects (open GL inWindows) in Kanotix? I can always buy a newer card if I have to. But The only reason I bought the card in the first place was to play Quake! And that was back in 2000 or 2001. w1av schnorrer - 31.03.2006, 17:43 Uhr Titel: How do I set up graphics accelerator?
hi w1av,
less info for a good advise. GrafikCard "MAD-DOG" which chipset? ati, s3, nvidia
Depends on chipset of GrafikCard and not on BrandName.
Bye gerhard
w1av - 01.04.2006, 01:35 Uhr Titel: Not sure if this is what I need
Hi....I went into KinfoCenter and this is what it said about my graphics card....actually it said OpenGL;
If there is another way to find out the 'chipset' of my graphics card please advise.... schnorrer - 02.04.2006, 14:11 Uhr Titel: Not sure if this is what I need
Yep!
lspci from the commandline. result is vga comptiledevive:vendor type memory andand
w1av - 03.04.2006, 12:35 Uhr Titel: 3d video setup
Thank you Schnorrer, I will try that tonight when I get home. I am not sure I understand the rest of it though. I see that I type in "lspci" at Konsole. Then I should get results next on screen. I just dont understand this part:
result is vga comptiledevive:vendor type memory andand
So what is next step for configuring the card once I do "lspci"? I will post the results of "lspci" here tonite then go to the next step...thanks......w1av w1av - 04.04.2006, 01:25 Uhr Titel: results of lspci
Here is the results of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333]
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8366/A/7 [Apollo KT266/A/333 AGP]
0000:00:09.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01)
0000:00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys NC100 Network Everywhere Fast Ethernet 10/100 (rev 11)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233A ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 23)
0000:00:11.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 23)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 40)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 315PRO PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
I see the last line is for my display adapter. What is the next step to configure my card for 3d?
Kano - 04.04.2006, 02:51 Uhr Titel: results of lspci
Buy a new card. Maybe NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or better.
venkain - 18.04.2006, 10:57 Uhr Titel: RE: results of lspci
Do you have libgl1-mesa-dri installed? It contains a DRI driver for SIS graphics cards.
craigevil - 20.05.2006, 20:20 Uhr Titel: RE: results of lspci
Kano is right a SIS card isnt going to work very well.
