Paulo Igor Nascimento wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi guys,
> 
> I've installed Mandrake Linux 8.1 (default installation).
> I'd like to use the XFree86 4.1.0 as its driver status
> shows:
> 
> 4.1.0:
> Support (accelerated) for the ViRGE, ViRGE/VX, ViRGE/DX,
> ViRGE/GX, ViRGE/GX2, ViRGE/MX, ViRGE/MX+, Trio3D and
> Trio3D/2X is provided by
> the "s3virge" driver.  Support (accelerated) for the
> Savage3D, Savage3D/MV, Savage4, and Savage2000, is provided
> by the "savage" driver.  Support for the other S3 chipsets
> has not yet been ported.
> 
> Summary:
> Only the ViRGE, Trio3D and Savage chipsets are supported in
> 4.1.0. All of the other chipsets are supported only in
> 3.3.6.
> 
> Well, I can't do that. Everytime, the XFree recognized as
> "default" for this board the XFree86 3.3.6. When I
> uninstall it and try to use by force 4.1.0, the system asks
> for the insertion of the CD1 to install XFree86 3.3.6.

XFree86 doesn't do this itself.  This sounds like the Mandrake installer
is not allowing installation of 4.1.0.  Is there a way in mandrake to
install 4.1.0 manually?  Then if you have to you can manually configure
XFree86.  (I haven't used Mandrake.)

After a manual install, try 'X -configure' as root and let us know what
you get.  (You should get a sample config file.)

> 
> On Mandrake 8.1, I can't use xf86cfg either. It crashes,
> with a segmentation fault message. Does it happen to
> everyone? At RedHat 7.2, does the same thing occur?
> 
> I go to configure it manually, editing XFree86config. In
> the section "device" I put s3virge. Nothing happens. In
> fact I don't even what I must do.
> 
> And I continue using the 3.3.6, without anti-aliasing fonts
> and icons, thus I could once make my system thought I have
> an S3Virge video card. At this time, everything worked well
> (I mean anti-aliasing and other features). I had a little
> problem with sound and had to reinstall the system entire.
> I couldn't make that again. I'd like. it seems for a moment
> I could use the s3virge driver.
> 
> Could you help me?
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> PI
> 

-- 
Kevin
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