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  • #1

    Have any of you got a G400 working under Linux?

    I was going to download Mandrake 6.1, but wanted to know first if the ole Viper 330 was going to have to go back in the box.

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  • #2
    I'm running Mandrake 6.1 on my machine.

    Actually, the G400 is supported by XFree86 3.3.4 and above. RH 6.0/Mandrake 6.0 come with 3.3.3, and 6.1 comes with 3.3.5 (which includes bug fixes for 3.3.4).

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    • #3
      Yes, the G400 should run fine with XFree 3.3.5.

      -Wombat



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      • #4

        Actually I am reading this forum in linux with my G400, using xfree86 3.3.4 server.
        I am very happy with this card.

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        • #5
          Glad to hear it, thanks guys. From the looks of things, only a few more hours of downloading to go

          Any of you tried the Linux Q3 test?
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          • #6
            Nope haven't tried the glx thing yet. Apparently it's almost as fast as Windows in some respects. They are working on getting AGP and multitexturing working.

            I plan to wait till they have something good, then I'll switch

            By the way, here's a link to the glx projet page:

            <a href="http://glx.on.openprojects.net/">G400 OGL on Linux</a>

            Have fun!

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            • #7
              Hey clin,
              Why haven't you switched to 3.3.5? I thought it had a large number of fixes over 3.3.4.

              And I'm running GLX on my G200. I haven't gotten Q3 to run, but things like XMMS's OpenGL plug-in are running respectably.

              -Wombat
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