[Solved] Re: Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
Leszek Gerwatowski wrote: And as always you have option of framebuffer device - wit this Xserver S3 Trio3D works for sure but without full hardware acceleration. Just take a look at: http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9903/msg00324.html and answers for this question. One fragment of one of replies: Yup! :-)) Using framebuffer device I'm able to get 1024x786x16 on X (even on console: logo boot;) ) Thanks. Regards, Nuno Carvalho
Re: Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
On Tue, Aug 03, 1999 at 10:54:08PM +0100, Nuno Emanuel F. Carvalho wrote: Leszek Gerwatowski wrote: Just take a look at very new XFree86 3.3.4 - as I remember it has support for S3 Trio3D. Just take server (SVGA or S3 or S3V?) from address: ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.4/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc/Servers/ and give it a chance. S3V server it's for S3 Virge graphic cards. S3 server doesn't work. SVGA works but just with 320x200 ! I must wait for support of this graphic card. Are you sure that only this resolution is supported? I've worked over 1 week with HP Vectra VEi8 with integrated Matrox MGA200 video and I had also only 320x200 resolution but after this time I've managed how to make it work (with Xserver-SVGA version 3.3.4) and now I've good resolutions (1024x768 and 800x600) with high refresh rates but modelines are very untypical. If this Xserver recognizes this chipset it's only a matter of good (for this particular card) modelines in XF86Config file. And as always you have option of framebuffer device - wit this Xserver S3 Trio3D works for sure but without full hardware acceleration. Just take a look at: http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9903/msg00324.html and answers for this question. One fragment of one of replies: ___ I am using Debian 2.0 I have upgraded to the XFree86 from slink, and have download the S3 server 3.3.3.1 from xfree86.org, but it doesn't seem to work. Any ideas? Oh, yes, i have it too and it works good in 1024x768 and 32 bit color. But, you have to upgrade to kernel 2.2.x and use the framebuffer device. This gives you that nice little pinguin at boottime ;-) you can find all necessary info in the source docs: linux/Documentation/fb/framebuffer.txt and linux/Documentation/fb/vesafb.txt Than you can use X with XF86_FBDev X-server. I'v read in dejanews that some others have it running also. There's also a howto somewhere on the net, but i lost the bookmark :-( ___ Framebuffer HOWTO is at: http://www.tahallah.demon.co.uk/programming/Framebuffer-HOWTO-1.1.html Good Luck! -- o--o ___ |Leszek Gerwatowski|_/_|_\ o--o (o\__/o)=) Don't fix it if it isn't broken
Re: Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
Leszek Gerwatowski wrote: Just take a look at very new XFree86 3.3.4 - as I remember it has support for S3 Trio3D. Just take server (SVGA or S3 or S3V?) from address: ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.4/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc/Servers/ and give it a chance. S3V server it's for S3 Virge graphic cards. S3 server doesn't work. SVGA works but just with 320x200 ! I must wait for support of this graphic card. Thanks for your help. Best regards, Nuno Carvalho
Re: Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
Wim Kerkhoff wrote: I think that at one time (6 weeks ago?) I tried to get this card working for a friend, but I read the docs for the current (at the time) X versions, and that card was not supported. We swapped it with a Banshee 16MB, which worked fine. Well I'll need to wait till have support for my graphic card. Actually, XFree86 project says they are still developing support for such graphic card and the only available X server it's XF86_VGA16 . As you could imagine I'm using that. Using 640x480 resolution with 16 colors makes me remember the old days of my 386sx at 16MHz. :-) Thanks for your help. Best regards, Nuno Carvalho
Re: Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
On Sun, Aug 01, 1999 at 01:19:59PM +0100, sdf wrote: Wim Kerkhoff wrote: I think that at one time (6 weeks ago?) I tried to get this card working for a friend, but I read the docs for the current (at the time) X versions, and that card was not supported. We swapped it with a Banshee 16MB, which worked fine. Well I'll need to wait till have support for my graphic card. Actually, XFree86 project says they are still developing support for such graphic card and the only available X server it's XF86_VGA16 . As you could imagine I'm using that. Using 640x480 resolution with 16 colors makes me remember the old days of my 386sx at 16MHz. :-) Just take a look at very new XFree86 3.3.4 - as I remember it has support for S3 Trio3D. Just take server (SVGA or S3 or S3V?) from address: ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/3.3.4/binaries/Linux-ix86-glibc/Servers/ and give it a chance. -- o--o ___ |Leszek Gerwatowski|_/_|_\ o--o (o\__/o)=) Don't fix it if it isn't broken
RE: Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
Check this for info on supported cards for X 3.3.3: http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.3/README3.html or for 3.3.4: http://www.xfree86.org/3.3.4/README3.html I think that at one time (6 weeks ago?) I tried to get this card working for a friend, but I read the docs for the current (at the time) X versions, and that card was not supported. We swapped it with a Banshee 16MB, which worked fine. Seems to be one of the only s3 cards that are not supported :( On 28-Jul-99 Nuno Emanuel F. Carvalho wrote: Hi, I bougth recently a new computer with an S3Trio3D/2x graphic card: Chip Type: S3LC2X DAC Type: S3SDAC Memory: 4MB Unfortunally I only can get it to work with XF86_SVGA on 300x200 resolution! ;( It doesn't work with the XF86_S3 accelerator server. At XFree86 official site they say that are working on that graphic card as well Savage. I would like to know if someone have any graphic card like that working on Linux. Thanks. Best regards, Nuno Carvalho --- Wim Kerkhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.canadianhomes.net/wim ICQ: 23284586
Anyone using an S3 Trio3D/2X graphic card ?
Hi, I bougth recently a new computer with an S3Trio3D/2x graphic card: Chip Type: S3LC2X DAC Type: S3SDAC Memory: 4MB Unfortunally I only can get it to work with XF86_SVGA on 300x200 resolution! ;( It doesn't work with the XF86_S3 accelerator server. At XFree86 official site they say that are working on that graphic card as well Savage. I would like to know if someone have any graphic card like that working on Linux. Thanks. Best regards, Nuno Carvalho
