In a message dated 97-07-21 17:29:27 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> A couple of months ago I convinced a friend >> ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) to change over from slackware to debian; >> and in turn convinced some other people to do the same. He >> was impressed (as I knew he would be) with debian until... >> he upgraded to Xfree-3.3, now X no longer works. He's got >> an S3V card and I remember seeing other posts to this list >> about similar problems. The archives at ftp.debian.org >> don't have July postings yet and I didn't find anything in >> the June archive. >> >> Would someone be so kind as to post (re-post?) some possible >> solutions. I thought a downgrade to 3.2 would do the trick >> but it seems the 3.2 pakages are gone. > >I have an S3Virge card and have XFree86 3.3 working fine, now. > >Two things to try: > >- Use the new svga server instead of the s3v server. >It works much better for me. >- Give the existing XF86Config another name and rerun xf86setup. > >If it still doesn't work, look at the output of the xserver on the >console and repost if there is something unusual in it. > > >Joost > >
I agree, the svga server is much better with the Virge chipset then the s3v server. I just bought a video card with the virge chipset, I haven't had a chance to try it on my own system yet. (I can't get debian Linux to read from my @#$% CD-ROM) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
