Mandrake8 and Matrox G450

[wonderinguy34]

Anybody got these to work ?And step by step instructions if you do.

I recently bought the G450 and tried it with a working 7.1 install,but I wasn't up to the task of trying to upgrade xfree86 ,so I formated the Mandrake partition and figured a fresh start with 8 would be easier

Followed the info contained in the readme HERE but :

QUOTE:
Once the new version of XFree86 is installed and working properly, the G450

open source driver can be installed by copying mga_drv.o into

/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers (or wherever your X11R6 directory is located.)

I clicked on the xfree86 4.0.3 RPM and it says its already installed ,but how can I tell if its working?
I have no drivers folder listed at /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers just /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/ and a few misc files none of which have a *.o extension,so where do I put this file.

I'm assuming the GUI is working off my onboard video (which I can't disable ,no jumpers or bios settings)because I was in the GUI at one point ,but my vidcards were listed as mach64vt2(correct onboard) and G450 16MB (mine is 32MB)If I try to change my vid card using linuxconfig or was it harddrake ,I can't remember, and since I tried to implement the changes MATROX suggested in their readmes I can't startx it just gives errors(sorry its late and I can't remember them ).

Anyway if someone has been able to set up a G450 32MB please let me know ,it will at least give me the incentive to keep trying.I'm building a new comp in a couple weeks and the G450 will be the only vidcard and I would like to be able to continue trying to use LINUX on it.


------------------
Tripleboot Win95b/Mandrake7.1/WinNT4
PII266
192 megs ram
30gb Maxtor PrM
4gb Quantum PrS
Creative Dxr2
Creative 6424
Sound:SoundBlaster PCI64 integrated
Video:Matrox G450 32MB

[This message has been edited by wonderinguy34 (edited 06-07-2001).]

[mikek147]

First thing you would want to try is find the location of your mach64vt2 driver. You might try find / -name mach64vt2\* -print. When you find it, move your mga_drv.o driver to the same location.

Now we want to edit your XF86Config-4 file. Go to the Device Section, where your mach64vt2 driver declaration is located. Change the Driver "whatever" to Driver "mga". That should be all you need to do. A hell of allot easier than doing a re-install. -mk

------------------
If it ain't broke, fix it till it is.

[wonderinguy34]

Thanks I'll give it a try,seems almost too simple that way.