Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 17:23:52 -0700 From: "Kevin G. Eliuk" <kg@versys.net> To: Ching-Wu Terng <cterng@cisco.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Video Card Driver for xfree86 3.3.6 Message-ID: <3904E598.A4FF0628@versys.net> References: <000801bfae22$4715df00$dc6845ab@cisco.com>
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Ching-Wu Terng wrote: > > Hi: > > I am running a dual-boot (FreeBSD/Win 98) box with a S3 Savage 4 > graphic card. The machine is a Intel PIII 450 MHz, the FreeBSD runnig > is version 4.0, and the XFree86 is version 3.3.6. According to the > information I obtained from the Web, XFree86 3.3.6 should support the > S3 Savage 4 cards with couple approrpiate drivers. However I am not > able to run the x-windows properly and I can not change the resolution > of the screen. (even w/ ctrl+alt+ + or -) The resolution setting is > always fixed at 320X240. Reads like a small misconfiguration of monitor or wrong answers in the configuration. Start windows with "startx > startx.log > 2&>1" to capture your startup output and check if there are any clues derived from that. FWIW, I only use the XF86_SVGA driver for my S3's. Found them to perform better for me. -- Regards, Kevin G. Eliuk Technician | VerSys Communications Ltd. | http://www.versys.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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