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3DLABS Permedia 2 AGP graphics card with X-Windows

i have just installed the latest version of Redhat Linux..I am also a complete newbie to Linux and most of the time i have no idea what is happening.. I have a 3DLABS Permedia 2 AGP graphics card and for the life of me i cant get X Windows to run.. I have used all possible configurations from the standard SVGA to other display drivers with nothing working..All that happens is that the monitor switches off which i suppose means that the graphics card isnt sending signals to the monitor anymore.. I read somewhere that some versions of RedHat dont have support for AGP graphics cards? Anyway, i would appreciate some help in this situation of mine as i have no idea what to do.
my system configuration is as follows:
AMDK62 300 CPU
5.1 GB Maxtor HD
3DLABS Permedia 2 8MB graphics card
64MB SDRAM
SB 16 sound card
15" Videocom monitor

wileym

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i am also aware about XtFree-86 and that i may have to download a new "server" or something like that and install it.
If so, could somebody please give me instructions on how to go about doing this?

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wileym

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do i just need the xglint RPM's??
or do which other ones do i need?
what folder do i need to extract them to?

ccunning

I don't know...they've changed around their setup since I set up my card. And they weren't nice enough to put any useful instructions up. I would guest that xglint.rpm is a link to the most recent release, so I would first try that one. You don't have to worry about folders or anything, the rpm will take care of itself and set everything up. You *should* be able to just do an rpm -ivh xglint.rpm (as root of course) and then be able to go straight into x.