How do I install XFree86?

[Dojan5]

Earlier, yesterday or something, I asked for drivers for S3 Savage4, and I actually got a link to a page who had them (Yaaaay), anyhow, when trying to install them, I get the output

root@k-designs:/home/joel/Desktop/s3savage-1.0-15# ./install.sh
You must have XFree86 installed.

So, as it doesn't exist in the repos, I thought I might ask.
I cannot compile anything due to a somewhat broken processor
Anyhow, any help is much appreciated!

[Dojan5]

Is there any deb package for XFree86?
And sorry for the double post, but the edit button is not there!

[alienprdkt]

you try

# apt-get install xserver-xfree86

[Dojan5]

you try

# apt-get install xserver-xfree86

Yupp, and I got the output:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Package xserver-xfree86 is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
However the following packages replace it:
  xserver-xorg-core
E: Package xserver-xfree86 has no installation candidate

So no go with that...

[Dojan5]

Will XFree86 be in 8.10?

[Woody1987]

Nobody uses xfree86 anymore. Its outdated. As are, i suspect the graphics drivers you found. Ubuntu and pretty much every other distro uses x.org which is a fork of xfree86. Ubuntu should have automatically installed drivers for that video card anyway. Type glxgears and glxinfo into a terminal and show us the output.

[Dojan5]

Well, glxgears gave me a window with 3 Dimensional gears, obviously, here is the terminal output:

joel@capricorn:~$ glxgears
1216 frames in 5.0 seconds = 243.083 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.947 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.884 FPS
1223 frames in 5.0 seconds = 244.444 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.913 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.880 FPS
1234 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.622 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.885 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.947 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.947 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.960 FPS
1235 frames in 5.0 seconds = 246.966 FPS
1215 frames in 5.0 seconds = 242.837 FPS
1078 frames in 5.0 seconds = 215.528 FPS

I got bored and closed it...
And here is glxinfo

joel@capricorn:~$ glxinfo
name of display: :0.0
display: :0  screen: 0
direct rendering: Yes
server glx vendor string: SGI
server glx version string: 1.2
server glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
client glx vendor string: SGI
client glx version string: 1.4
client glx extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_MESA_allocate_memory, 
    GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_swap_control, 
    GLX_MESA_swap_frame_usage, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, 
    GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, 
    GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap
GLX version: 1.2
GLX extensions:
    GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, 
    GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, 
    GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group
OpenGL vendor string: S3 Graphics Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Savage4 20061110 x86/MMX+/3DNow!+
OpenGL version string: 1.2 Mesa 7.2
OpenGL extensions:
    GL_ARB_imaging, GL_ARB_multisample, GL_ARB_multitexture, 
    GL_ARB_texture_compression, GL_ARB_texture_env_add, 
    GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_ARB_transpose_matrix, 
    GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object, GL_ARB_window_pos, GL_EXT_abgr, GL_EXT_bgra, 
    GL_EXT_blend_color, GL_EXT_blend_logic_op, GL_EXT_blend_minmax, 
    GL_EXT_blend_subtract, GL_EXT_clip_volume_hint, 
    GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array, GL_EXT_convolution, GL_EXT_copy_texture, 
    GL_EXT_draw_range_elements, GL_EXT_histogram, GL_EXT_packed_pixels, 
    GL_EXT_polygon_offset, GL_EXT_rescale_normal, GL_EXT_secondary_color, 
    GL_EXT_separate_specular_color, GL_EXT_stencil_wrap, GL_EXT_subtexture, 
    GL_EXT_texture, GL_EXT_texture3D, GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_EXT_texture_env_add, GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias, GL_EXT_texture_object, 
    GL_EXT_vertex_array, GL_APPLE_packed_pixels, GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip, 
    GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat, GL_MESA_window_pos, 
    GL_NV_light_max_exponent, GL_NV_texgen_reflection, GL_OES_read_format, 
    GL_SGI_color_matrix, GL_SGI_color_table, GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp, 
    GL_SGIS_texture_lod

2 GLX Visuals
   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x21 16 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x3b 32 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None

16 GLXFBConfigs:
   visual  x  bf lv rg d st colorbuffer ax dp st accumbuffer  ms  cav
 id dep cl sp sz l  ci b ro  r  g  b  a bf th cl  r  g  b  a ns b eat
----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x3c  0 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x3d  0 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x3e  0 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x3f  0 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x40  0 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 Slow
0x41  0 tc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x42  0 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 Slow
0x43  0 tc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x44  0 dc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x45  0 dc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x46  0 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0  0  0  0  0  0 0 None
0x47  0 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  0 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x48  0 dc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 Slow
0x49  0 dc  0 16  0 r  .  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow
0x4a  0 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8  0  0  0  0  0 0 Slow
0x4b  0 dc  0 16  0 r  y  .  5  6  5  0  0 16  8 16 16 16  0  0 0 Slow

[jespdj]

So, looks like your problem is solved?

direct rendering: Yes

This means that you have hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, so your driver must be working as it should.

XFree86 is X Windows server software which is obsolete. It will not be in Intrepid and you don't want it.

[Dojan5]

So, looks like your problem is solved?

This means that you have hardware-accelerated 3D graphics, so your driver must be working as it should.

XFree86 is X Windows server software which is obsolete. It will not be in Intrepid and you don't want it.

But this computer can't use any other compositing manager but Metacity, I've heard that it should be able to use the KDE one, but it doesn't...

[plazaster]

I have the same problem, that is trying to get S3 Savage4 to work, I get the same results as dojan. I mainly want some desktop effects. Any help would be helpful.
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