> > XFree86 version: > > XFree86-3.3.3.1 > > > > OS: > > Mandrake (of course!) 5.3 (Festen) > > installation CD made from ISO image > > > > Problem: > > Well, I spent 3 whole days trying to figure this one out. Every time I > > tried to start the X server by typing 'startx', my system would hang. I > > can't get any error logs because the only way out is to reboot, and since > > the disks haven't synced, no error logs. It seems to go thru the same > > output that 'X -probeonly' give me and then hang. I can't say for certain > > since it goes by so fast, and the error logs don't work (see above). > > There is no Xerror file in /var/log either. > > > > [...] > > > > All 3 different X configuration tools: xf86config, Xconfigurator, and > > XF86Setup. The XF86Setup works okay, so I guess it can run the VGA16 > > server, but not the S3 server which is written specifically for my chipset > > (what gives?). The closest I've ever got was going into KDE, it telling > > me to create /root/Desktop, and then hanging. This was AFTER I tried > > XF86Setup, it giving me a "errno = 111", and I went ahead & typed 'startx' > > anyway. Strange to say the least since it shouldn't work. > > > > I really need this system for school. Any & all help is appreciated. I > > don't think I can find any other good VLB cards out on the market now, so > > it looks like I'm stuck with it. Thanks again. > > > > SuperProbe output: > > > > SuperProbe Version 2.18 (22 December 1998) > > (c) Copyright 1993,1994 by David Wexelblat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > (c) Copyright 1994-1998 by The XFree86 Project, Inc > > > > [...] > > > > Bug reports are welcome, and should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > First video: Super-VGA > > Chipset: S3 Vision868 (Port Probed) > > Memory: 2048 Kbytes > > RAMDAC: S3 86C716 SDAC 15/16/24-bit DAC w/pixel-mux w/clock-PLL > > (with 6-bit wide lookup tables (or in 6-bit mode)) > > > > ******** > > 'X -probeonly' output: > > [...] > > I remember (seems very long ago) that under OS/2, several S3 chipsets > that were supposed to be the same actually weren't. This meat that there > had to be several different S3 drivers, even though they all appeared to > be the same. Not all drivers worked with all versions of S3 chipsets. > Perhaps that is your problem. Arrrgh.. any way to distinguish between chipsets? I had my box open to I checked all the numbers of the chips, and they match. I've been trying to use the XF86_SVGA server instead and it's still hanging. I'll be posting my output a little later for more detailed debugging. FL
