JoeHill wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I do not believe this is a bug necessarily, I am just trying to clarify
> something with regard to getting XFree 4.3.0 running on an S3
> Trio64V2/GX. On the list of supported hardware for 4.3.0, it states:
>
> "The s3virge driver in XFree86 4.3.0 supports the S3 ViRGE, ViRGE DX,
> GX, GX2, MX, MX+, and VX chipsets."
>
> Does this include the chipset I have? Or does it *only* apply to a
> "Virge" chipset? I am concerned that the"V2" part means it is some more
> obscure chipset that is not supported, since I seem to only be able to
> get XFree 3.3.6 to run, although in the XFdrake config util, the V2/GX
> *is* listed.
>
Yes, this applies only to the ViRGE style chipsets. 4.3.0 ships
different drivers for S3 ViRGE and S3 chipsets. There is a "s3" driver
and an "s3virge" driver. To add to the confusion, S3 started shipping
flavors of the Trio that have extensions like the ViRGE chips, ie, yours
which is a Trio64V2/GX. If supported, it would be by the "s3" driver.
I can only speak for s3virge, and it's not supported by that driver.
> I am running Mandrake 9.1 on an old Compaq Deskpro with the S3 onboard.
> I have tried XFdrake, testing at everywhere from 800x600x8bpp up to
> 1024x768x24bpp (wishful thinking?), and I have tried the listed drivers
> for:
>
> Trio64 (generic)
> Trio64V2/GX (generic)
> Virge/GX (generic)
>
> Now, sadly, I cannot seem to get it to test OK even when I choose XF
> 3.3.6 :(
The first two are your best bets. I doubt the virge gx driver will work
for a Trio chip.
>
> Any help appreciated, if it's RTFM, please give me a hint where to look.
> I have tried Google but have found nothing specific to my situation.
>
Well, often drivers have a readme or man page. The s3 driver is one of
the later ports to the 4.x architecture, and it appears not to have
either of those yet.
http://www.xfree86.org/4.3.0/RELNOTES3.html#10
> Thank you for a great piece of work, this is the first problem I have
> ever had on any system with XFree, so I am more suspicious of Compaq and
> S3 than XFree in this matter, that is fer sure.
>
> Cheers!
>
> p.s. maybe this is incentive to start learning to use Linux in text mode
> only, huh?
--
Kevin
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