Woohoo! Got it up and running!! I just had to spend about an hour trying different configurations until I got it right. Now I need a better monitor... Thanks everyone for pointing me in directions to find clues. Ended up being just experimenting tho. Heh.
> From: Erylon Hines <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:29:30 -0800 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing Mandrake Help > > On Sunday 25 January 2004 09:00 pm, Josh Peters wrote: >> Oh yeah, I still have the exact same error. >> > Sorry, you're farther along than I thought (ignore my last post). S3's can be > problematic--been there, done that. In fact, I just went through this with a > Savage card on a laptop, which I got working with the Xfree 4.3 server. I > would start trying different S3 cards, testing each one as I go. One of the > combinations will probably work, provided the monitor refresh rates are > close. From the below, it appears that XFree86 4.3 is the server you will > need to use (probably has some fixes for this card). > > Anyway, this from the Twiki: > > Video: S3 Trio 3D/2X (86C368) in AGP card, 4 on board mem chips (IIUC) labeled > KT3617161B -7 9913 (Googled, couldn't find information to identify the size..) > _When I installed Mandrake 9.1, the chip set was apparently not recognized, > and the XFree 3.6 X system was installed. Looking further, the card seems to > be recognized as "Custom", maybe because it's on an AGP card? Anyway, I > (somehow) manually installed XFree 4.3, and (IIRC) with 4 MB of memory ‹ > seems to work fine, looks like I can go up to at least 1280x960, maybe > further. (Some identifying marks on the card, which did not help me locate it > via Google: 9-0610/56-135037, VA-S3 TRIO 3D, 29109909024990.) > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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