Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 12:48:46 +0100 From: Guy Lateur <glateur@mri2.rug.ac.be> To: rick hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> Cc: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX Message-ID: <3695F09E.3E367EBA@mri2.rug.ac.be> References: <Pine.BSF.3.91.990104003951.3659D-100000@dsinw.com>
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rick hamell wrote: > > > If it continues to happen, replace the card. There has been a lot > > > of weird problems with the Virge/DX chipset. > > > > Ick. I just bought this card this morning =( I suppose I could take > > it back if it keeps happening.. I'm more concerned whether it's gonna > > blow up my monitor than if it's only gonna annoy me by flashing every > > now and again =) > > Well, it may not be the problem.. but with that paticular chipset > I've been leery. Had a batch of 10 once, 7 of them were bad in various > ways, including similiar symptoms. :( I doubt it's going to blow your > monitor though. :) > FWIW, I've been using a Diamond Multimedia Stealth 3D 2000 Pro (or something) for quite a while now (using the 3.3.2 SVGA server; can't quite remember why I didn't install the S3V server, I think it was not recommended at that time) , and everything seems to work properly. Only thing (well, among some other limitations) is that it limits the dot-clock to 100 Mhz (this chipset allows up to 170), and usually, after a while, some pixels get corrupted (like some of the card's RAM seems to be leaking away; I've played around with various options, but it keeps happening), so I have to refresh the screen now and then. I've never had the blanking-symptom, though. Anybody know wether these drivers have been updated in Xfree86 3.3.3? To the team: THANK YOU and keep it up (please)! g. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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