DRI support for S3 Savage8 chip - will Ubuntu support it in Hoary? (Revisited)

[Wander Boessenkool]

On Mon, 2006-03-06 at 11:14 -0300, Diogo Schneider wrote:
> Greetings from Brazil!
> 
> I have come across this thread in the mail list archive and I am
> wondering if any of you ever got Ubuntu to work with your S3 Savage8
> chip with 3D video acceleration.

My laptop has a savage s3 TwisterK (kn133), and in dapper dri support
seems to be working. You could try a Dapper live-cd and see if it works.

> 
> I have got the same chip on my system:
> $ lspci | grep VGA
> 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8
> KM266/KL266]
> 
> Please note that I´m using Breezy and not Hoary (this thread seems to
> be a bit old).
> 
> People have advised me to get a real 3D video card, but they're
> expensive and I'd really like to get the S3 working - so I can play
> Tux Racer!! :o)
> 
> Any help will be very welcome, thanks!
> 
> Diogo
> 
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