For the machine don't start at graphics mode, it suffices to change the line (of /etc/inittab) id:5:initdefault: 5 is the default runlevel, so you can put in it 3 (multi-user, no graphics mode).
I also have SCSI drives and Scsi bus reset is O.K. (it always happens to me), but I don't know about the other problems. Finally, you can install the S3-Virge driver via dselect and use XF86Setup or xf86config to say "use this by default". -- ------------------------- Alberto Cabello Sánchez [EMAIL PROTECTED] Servicio de Informática Universidad de Extremadura 924 298 351 - 924 289 352 -------------------------- Debian 2.2 Potato Sylpheed 0.4.61 ==========================