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3dfx.com: New Voodoo3/Banshee DRI Drivers

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 19, 1999

[ Andrew Fear of 3dfx.com
writes: ]

“There are new DRI based drivers for Voodoo3/Banshee availiable.
The files tdfx_dri-3.9.16-5.i386.rpm and tdfx_drm-0.8-3.i386.rpm
are now available
here
.

These new drivers fix the following bugs:

  • This release works with SuSE Linux. The current packages have
    been tested on a fresh install of SuSE Linux 6.2. SuSE Linux users
    please note the special installation instruction on the driver
    webpage. Installation of the current binary packages is not
    completely perfect on SuSE yet.
  • Lightmaps and fog effects are now properly rendered for Quake3
    Arena. Other applications using multitexture will most likely
    benefit as well.
  • A desktop resolution of 1600×1200 is now possible.
  • VT switching now works correctly.
  • Linking applications against the provided libGL.so no longer
    produces unresolved symbol errors.
  • The kernel module should build on version 2.3.x Linux
    kernels.

Note these drivers will still not work with Unreal Tournament,
Myth2, Quake1, Quake2 or other Glide and Mesa2x based
applications.

If you are unclear on what DRI drivers are or are wondering which
drivers are most stable or have more features please read the
information here.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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