I got some more info on this today. It appers that using XFree-3.3.6 on
Mandrake 6.1 works fine, so my guess is that it is indeed a glibc-2.1.2
problem. After even more tweaking the cow-orker still cannot get it to
work...he is quite intimate with modelines now :)
John Cavan wrote:
>
> I don't think it is limited to the S3 Trio3D though, I ran into a
> similar problem with the SVGA server and the Voodoo3 card. It absolutely
> refused to accept my modelines no matter what I did. I'm currently using
> the 3.3.5 modified SVGA server from 3dfx.
>
> John
>
> Steve Fox wrote:
> >
> > I was having trouble with XFree86-3.3.6 working with my S3 Trio3D
> > chipset at work. 3.3.5 worked after using a special XF86Config file
> > (neither Xconfigurator nor XF86Setup generate the proper modelines for
> > my IBM P200 monitor), but 3.3.6 will not work no matter what I try. A
> > cow-orker said he downleveled his glibc from 2.1.2 to 2.1.1 and it
> > suddenly worked. Not sure what was done differently and why it would
> > only affect this chipset, but I can't use the Trio3D anymore.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Steve Fox
> > http://pcxtreme.org
> > http://k-lug.com
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