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Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 18:15:51 -0700
From: Duane Eddingfield <deddingf@telus.net>
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Subject: Number Nine (S3) problems.
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Hi:

    OK so now I have installed 4.0 RELEASE on my
Alphastation 255. The install was almost completely perfect
and the system is running perfect. Very keul guys ;-)

    So now I am trying to get X up and running. I have a Number
Nine (S3 Trio64) video card. XF86_S3 'probeonly' seems to have
no trouble identifying the card but when I 'startx' it seems to
switch to graphics mode (screen goes black) and then the whole
machine is locked solid... Gotta hit the hardware reset :(

    Someone on the mailing list said that the Number Nine and
MGA chipsets work best. I have a very minimal XF86Config as far
as the video card section goes because I'm trying to let it
probe as much as it can.. but it just locks up..

    I am wondering if I can plug in a Matrox (from the Intel
world) or if there are special statements that I have to have
in the XF86Config, or should I be thinking about recompiling
the X server..

    The only other thing about this machine is that it has the
UNIX keyboard, looks more like a DEC terminal keyboard. I seems
to be detected as a 'PC' keyboard by the kernel and works normally. Is
there anything about this keyboard that I should
be telling the X server or will "PC 101" do??

    I'd really like to get this working so any suggestions will
be much appreciated.

</Duane>


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