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GLXMESA.TXT                MATROX GRAPHICS INC.              1999.12.15
  
                        GLX-Mesa Installation notes


Contents
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- Description of this release
- Installation
- Notes, problems, and limitations
- More information



Description of this release
===========================

Matrox G400 and G200 owners who wish to run OpenGL based applications
under Red Hat Linux can do so by installing this GLX-Mesa binary.
This precompiled file combines recent versions of the GLX and Mesa 3.2
binaries into one installable rpm package. Installing this package
will enable users to run OpenGL based applications such as Quake II
and Quake III on their Linux systems. The GLX and Mesa source files
are also available for users of other Linux distributions who wish to
compile the driver themselves.  

It should be noted that while updated almost daily, the GLX and Mesa
3.2 binaries are both pre-alpha snapshots of work in progress, and
may cause system crashes and instability. Incorrect installation of
this driver can cause X to stop functioning.


Installation
============

To install the GLXMesa rpm file open a shell prompt and enter the
following command, using the actual name of the rpm in place of
"filename";  

rpm -ivh filename.rpm 

This will install the files necessary to run Quake III. Before
playing the game logout and restart X in 16 bit color mode using
the command  startx -- -bpp 16
If Quake III is installed switch to the directory in which the
linuxquake3 executable is located and enter the command
 ./linuxquake3

More information
================

The GLX module is still under development and does not yet support
all features available to achieve maximum performance. Additional
files and patches, as well as performance tips such as enabling
Gart/AGP support are available on the GLX developers website: 

http://glx.on.openprojects.net