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Old 01-04-2007, 08:50 PM   #1
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Question how to enable 3D in weak SIS card?


that is it...how do i enable 3D in my old sis 651 chipset?any help would be great...
here is some info:
Code:
@slackware:~$ glxinfo |grep direct
direct rendering: No
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa GLX Indirect
Code:
@slackware:~# lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 65x/M650/740 PCI/AGP VGA Display Adapter
thanks!

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Old 01-04-2007, 09:28 PM   #2
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If there's DRI support for it, you can do it, if not, forget about it.

For specific instructions on setting up DRI, try the sticky.
 
Old 01-04-2007, 10:18 PM   #3
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http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/SIS650

crappy SIS
 
Old 01-04-2007, 10:24 PM   #4
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If you really want 3D support, the only real option is probably to get a cheap NVIDIA.
 
  


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