Problems when Closing XFree86 Using a S3Virge/Gx 9
Yet Another Anonymous Coward asks: "I am using a S3Virge/GX video card to run XWindows. I am running Red Hat 6.0. I was able to get Xwindows running but when I close the Xsession, my display is shifted. I have tried using F86_SVGA and XF86_S3V servers but I continue to have the same problem. Any suggestions???"
Same Here - I Think (Score:1)
Virge/VX (Score:1)
S3 Trio 3D has problems too. (Score:1)
Re:Older S3Virges (Score:1)
another X related problem (Score:1)
Ok, here's my system... DLD 6.0.1 (german linux distrubutoin) with kernel 2.2.10, xfree 3.3.3.1, kde 1.1.1. I am new to linux. I have a TNT2 and just downloaded and installed the drivers (v1 for glibc) from nVidia's site. X with KDE works fine, i can do 1028x768x32 no problem, everything looks great... except the small fact that I have no mouse curser. I had one before I installed the new drivers. (but then I couldn't set resolution very high) I also get one for an instant if I try do drag a link from netscape. When x loads it says something along the lines of 'using RIVATNT2 hardware curser' (I can't remember exactly as I am at a friends computer writing this)
Anyone have any ideas? Trying to navigate without knowing where the mouse points to is becoming annoying.
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Re: Problems with XFree86 and S3Virge/GX (Score:2)
Older S3Virges (Score:2)
As for me, I have a plain old S3V (86C325) card that isn't even VESA 2.0 compliant, so using a framebuffer console is kind of out of the question for me. On the other hand, it's the only card I have that can drive this big old fixed-frequency monitor that my roommate found. I haven't figured out how to set the video timings for the console, so I only use it for X. I've found that newer X servers greatly reduce the likelihood of console corruption, though, so perhaps your best recourse is just waiting for the next version...
s3v bug in hardware (Score:2)