In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Oliver Elphick" <olly@lfix.co.uk> wrote:
> I have a laptop that uses the S3 Virge/MX video chip. > > I had this working well with the xserver-svga from slink. I > recently upgraded to 3.3.6-3 and found that the quality of the > display became significantly worse. I have not seen any reference > to such a problem anywhere I have looked. Since I don't have any > idea how the xserver works, I don't have a clue about the cause of > the problem, let alone how to solve it. > > > The nature of the problem is this: > There is a tendency for the image to be smeared to the right. This is > particularly noticeable with the mouse cursor, which trails a small comet [snip] I had /exactly/ this problem. I finally solved it by using xf86config to generate a new configuration file. It worked fine after that (and, not only that, but the display which was slightly flickerly with the previous version is now rock solid). My laptop is a Clevo 98 rebadged by Novatech in the UK - think the screen is 12.1", it does 800x600 max, /proc/pci says the controller is a '"S3 Inc. ViRGE/MX+MV (rec 3).". I can send you my XF86Config if you think it might help. Cheers, Joseph -- Joseph Heenan, Coventry, UK http://www.ping.demon.co.uk/