[NTLUG:Discuss] More about cheap LOKI games.

[Steve Baker]

Travis Bell wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Apr 21, 2001 at 06:13:07PM -0500, Steve Baker wrote:
> > Travis Bell wrote:
> > >
> > > Indeed, and the following packages are installed:
> > >
> > > mesa3dfx-3.4-8
> > > mesadev-3.4-7
> > > mesa-3.4-7
> > > glidedri-3.10-70
> > > dev3dfx-2.3-98
> > > xf86_glx-4.0.2-4
> >
> > That sounds reasonable - so what happens when you run a simple OpenGL
> > program?  (One of the Mesa examples for instance)
> 
> It reverts to software acceleration and... is... very... choppy... making...
> gameplay... impossible

IIRC, the 3Dfx chips only accellerate in 16 bit per pixel mode. Could it be
that you are starting X in 8, 24 or 32 bit mode?

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