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From: bmeyer@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au (Bernd Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,rec.games.computer.quake.misc
Subject: Re: Linux Quake under FreeBSD? -Working, kinda (How good is SVGAlib support?)
Date: 16 Jul 1997 22:04:24 +1000
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mheath@netspace.net.au (Mark Heath) writes:
>Bernd Meyer (bmeyer@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au) wrote:
>: adam@thelonious.new.ox.ac.uk (Adam Spiers) writes:
>: >In article <5qblbr$cth@wombat.cs.monash.edu.au>,
>: >It's a pain to set up.
>: Huh? It's easier than squake.
>Really?
>I typed ./squake and up came quake
_After_ you had set up svgalib, of course.
I typed ./xf86quake, and up it came.
>i typed xf86quake and it complained that it couldn't get enough video
>memory. I changed to the lowest resolution that was configured for my
>Xserver and It ran rather slowly. When I exited xf86quake it took down
>the Xserver and the rest of the operating system. Not really an ideal
>situation.
What version of X are you using?
>: You just switch X into the resolution you want, and type "./xf86quake".
>: That's it. Doesn't sound too hard to me. The first step can be achieved
>: by CTRL-ALT-Plus
>640x480 is a little high a resolution for most processors.
>I dont really know of anyone who has 320x200 as one of their X resolutions.
You obviously never used any modern setup tool for X. I have both
320x200 and 320x240 as X modes, even though I am usually using 1280x1024.
>: Now, how would you play Quake on a Matrox Millenium, under linux? In
>: something other than 320x200?
>vid_mode 5 maybe??? Or is there something special about Matrox Millenium's
>and the svga library? I dont have any problems with my et6000.
vid_mode 5 is 320x200.
Oh, and there is something special --- or rather, there isn't. The Milennium
is not supported by svgalib, which means it is used like any ordinary
256k VGA card.
Your ET6000 --- what modes does it offer you?
Bernie
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