Author: William James Irwin
Email: wji@ihug.co.nz
Date Submitted: Sun, Jun 14, 1998
Status: New Entry

Releases: 5.1
Platform: intel
Category:  X Windows
Category Listing:  Getting a X server for your Permedia 2/Glint based card

Issue

When installing Red Hat Linux on my new PC, I had a feeling that 
the standard X-servers wouldn't work with my Permedia 2 card. So I 
only installed the XF86_VGA16 server. Even this didn't work. S.u.S.E have 
an X server for PERMEDIA-2, PERMEDIA + GLINT Delta + IBM RGB 526DB ,GLINT 
500TX + GLINT Delta + IBM RGB 526DB and GLINT MX + GLINT Delta + IBM RGB 
526DB based cards. They officially support the Elsa cards although 
other cards based on these chipsets should work. 

Response

Since most of the nice configuration tools on RedHat are X based 
this might be a problem for the newbie, when X doesn't work 
straight from the box. After doing some research. I discovered 
that there are alternative X-servers available, There are some 
commercial ones which I disregarded. (Pay money? hah!) However, you 
can get a free X-server that supports the Permedia II chipset 
from S.u.S.E at www.suse.com. They have a rpm (xglint.rpm), and a config 
file (xsuseconfig.tgz). Download them. install the rpm the usual way: 
rpm -i xglint.rpm untar the tgz file making sure the tarred files 
are untarred in their proper locations. (First always check what 
the tar file contains using: tar tvzf xsuseconfig.tgz) In my case 
the tgz file had absolute path names, so it was safe to untar it 
in the root. The tgz file contains a modified xf86config file which 
you should run. Answer the questions and it will write a new 
/etc/XF86Config file for you. Now all you have to do is make sure 
your symbolic link to the X-server is correct In Red Hat linux it 
appears to be defined in /etc/X11. Here's how it should look: etc/X11/X -> 
../../usr/X11R6/bin/XSuSE_Elsa_GLoria* Now run startx and cross your fingers. 
Also remember, you can easily run it at different bit depths 
using startx -- -bpp 16 or startx -- -bpp 32 I have this server running on 
a Diamond Fire GL 1000 PRO. I haven't had any further problems, beyond 
just getting it to work. enjoy 

References

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README.GLINT (after installing the rpm)