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  • From: "Andraž \"ruskie\" Levstik" <ruskie AT mages.ath.cx>
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] ATI Video Cards and 64bit Linux
  • Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:22:08 +0200

Daniel Goller wrote :

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> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:33:29 -0500
> copeland1936 AT sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
> > I have successfully built a minimum 64bit SourceMage. I have
> > installed xorg 6.9.0 and kde 3.5.4. All installed OK.
> >
> > I have an ATI Radeon X1300Pro video card. Of course I need 64bit
> > drivers for this card. I wheeled out to the ATI website, found the
> > 64bit driver but..... The system requirements require some 8-10
> > packages, 32bit version. My system is pure 64bit, and I would like
> > it to remain that way. Am I screwed here with the ATI card? Has
> > anyone run into this? Did they solve the problem? If so, how?
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > John Copeland
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> smgl-emul32 should cover you there.
>
> i have not gotten around to move all the libs from ATI to the right
> places in a spell for Modular X (although i have it working i have put
> it on backburner to spellify it).
> The 32bit libs you look for are in that package and due to them being
> binaries they are in z-rejected grimoire.
>
> with 6.9 the ati driver picked locations for libs might work out better
> for you.
>
> Yes the libs install on a Pure 64-bit system w/o doing any harm to the
> 64bit libs. They also allow using of games, in short most 32bit
> binaries you might want to run on a 64bit system.
>
> Daniel
>
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The ati driver spell here: http://ruskie.dtdm.org/testing has both 32bit
and 64bit drivers available and it would be nice if someone could test
it on 64bitp

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