Matrox 450G help

[elite_syntax]

I not sure what driver i should download?



http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/d...latest/home.cfm



Could i just burn it on to a Cd and just put it on my other linux box that not setup to the internet would that work?:confused:

[craigad]

elite_syntax - what exaclty are you trying to do?

Are you trying to configure your X server for use with you graphics card?

Do you know what kernel you are using ? uname -r will give you this.
which X-server are you using? - you can get this by opening your X server config file, usually found under /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 ....for example


/craigad

[elite_syntax]

I want to burn the driver i need to download and burn it on a cd so i can use the cd on my other linux box so i don't need to download off the internet on the other pc that is not setup to the net.


But still don't know what driver i need to download for the Matrox 450G?:confused:

[Choozo]

Its not that hard ..... if you have the Matrox Millennium G450, download the BETA_2.1 package.
I totally fail to see what may cause confusion in that grid, including all the info provided there?

[bskahan]

The matrox drivers included in XFree and the linux kernel are excellent, matrox has been very good about allowing open source devlopers access to hardware info.

What do you need to download additional drivers for?

xinerama, DRI, fbdev, directfb all work with the included drivers.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by Choozo
Its not that hard ..... if you have the Matrox Millennium G450, download the BETA_2.1 package.
I totally fail to see what may cause confusion in that grid, including all the info provided there?

Seems to be simple to decide which link to click on.

http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/lnx_21.cfm

[elite_syntax]

I know it is support in red hat linux.But you sure i don't need to download the driver?:confused:

[bskahan]

what is the problem your having?

and yes, I'm reasonably certain you can do whatever you want without downloading the companies driver. (it may require recompiling the kernel and/or X)

[elite_syntax]

I was thinking of download the driver from my laptop and burn ot on to a cd so i can use it on my other pc.You think that a good idea?:D

[Choozo]

Originally posted by elite_syntax
I was thinking of download the driver from my laptop and burn ot on to a cd so i can use it on my other pc.You think that a good idea?:D Any problems with the mga driver supplied in XFree86?

[bskahan]

Why would you do that without trying it first?

if it doesn't work you can get the drivers later.

(it will work fine)