Okay, you have the same video card I do which means you have a serious
problem. The x server that works with the Sav 4 card is the generic svga.
The svga server has crashed my mandrake system since day 1. But please feel
free to try and let me know the results so I can figure out if I have some
other type of problem. You need to go to the command prompt and type
xfree86config. This is a simple text based setup program and should be self
explanatory. when you get to the part where you choose video card, there
should be a listing for s3 sav4. Choose it and continue on. Email me and let
me know what the results are. Whenever I run x and try to log out my system
crashes. There have been several individuals who have reported this bug to
mandrake (so I know its not just me) but they have still not done anything
about it (that's why I;ve gone back to RedHat). Maybe someday they will do
something about it. There is also a driver for creative's sav4 and it works
great under redhat but I have yet to get it to work on any other distro
(I've tried SuSE, mandrake, and storm).
Caleb
----- Original Message -----
From: Luenin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 4:49 AM
Subject: [newbie] No freakin clue?!?!?
> Im really really new with computers....not to mention Linux(which a
> friend installed on my comp) But im trying to learn on my own. Im
> having prob with the screen resolution. My icons are huge. How can i
> change my sceen resolution. I have a Savage4. Please Please help.
> Thanx.
> Your Homeboy
> Roach
>
>
