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Taizong
09-10-2001, 08:55 PM
What would be the best videocard choice in Linux for gaming? I have a voodoo 5500 AGP, but I do not intend on keeping it. I keep getting this error when trying to start quake3 anyway:
----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- Client Initialization Complete -----
--- Common Initialization Complete ---
Opening IP socket: localhost:27960
Hostname: localhost.localdomain
Alias: localhost
IP: 127.0.0.1
----- R_Init -----
...loading libMesaVoodooGL.so.3.2: QGL_Init: Can't load libMesaVoodooGL.so.3.2 from /etc/ld.so.conf or current dir: libglide2x.so: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
failed
...loading libMesaVoodooGL.so: QGL_Init: Can't load libMesaVoodooGL.so from /etc/ld.so.conf or current dir: libglide2x.so: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
failed
...loading libGL.so: QGL_Init: Can't load libGL.so from /etc/ld.so.conf or current dir: libglide2x.so: cannot load shared object file: No such file or directory
failed
----- CL_Shutdown -----
RE_Shutdown( 1 )
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----- CL_Shutdown -----
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Error: GLimp_Init() - could not load OpenGL subsystem

Malakin
09-10-2001, 09:26 PM
An Nvidia Geforce 2 pro can be had for about $125USD ($190CND, I'm Canadian). That's the best bang for the buck right now.

Edit: Actually it's cheaper then I thought, $175CND (Source: http://www.atic.ca/store/product$/frameset.htm)

[ 10 September 2001: Message edited by: Malakin ]

DrDebian
09-11-2001, 12:36 AM
Sniff... sniff... I think I'll keep my Voodoo3 3000 nevertheless... sniff... sniff...