From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 8 03:52:26 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA12165 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 03:52:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mri2.rug.ac.be (mri2.rug.ac.be [157.193.133.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id DAA11926 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 03:50:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from glateur@mri2.rug.ac.be) Received: from mri3.mri by mri2.rug.ac.be; (5.65/1.1.8.2/03Nov94-8.2MPM) id AA23949; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:50:19 +0100 Received: from mri2.rug.ac.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mri3.mri (8.8.8+Sun/8.8.8) with ESMTP id MAA06479; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 12:48:46 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <3695F09E.3E367EBA@mri2.rug.ac.be> Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 12:48:46 +0100 From: Guy Lateur X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (X11; I; SunOS 5.5.1 sun4u) X-Accept-Language: en Mime-Version: 1.0 To: rick hamell Cc: Jim Mock , questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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