Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 09:51:45 -0400 From: "Todd Robinson" <todd_robinson@webpath.net> To: "Doug Poland" <doug@polands.org> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Savage 2000 (Diamond Viper Chipset) problems on X Message-ID: <012401c26e08$ac884280$24475292@east.frontiercorp.com> References: <3DA06EDA.2050604@math.missouri.edu> <016e01c26d60$1c1dd3c0$24475292@east.frontiercorp.com> <20021006212040.GA10242@galilee.polands.org> <024b01c26d82$43e2ac60$24475292@east.frontiercorp.com> <35882.63.104.35.130.1033998425.squirrel@babylon.polands.org>
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hmmm.... Yes, I would love to see your XF86Config file. I have tomorrow off and will have more time to play with it. Thank you, I really appreciate it. Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Poland" <doug@polands.org> To: <todd_robinson@webpath.net> Cc: <djp@polands.org>; <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 9:47 AM Subject: Re: Savage 2000 (Diamond Viper Chipset) problems on X > Todd Robinson said: > > I suspect it is because there were two versions of the card and > > mine is the older of the two with the Diamond Viper II chipset. I > > have another card, a Number Nine with the Savage chipset, that > > works great with the savage driver on an identical system (except > > for the video card). > > > > I don't suppose there are any Diamond Viper II users out there? > > > The box mine came in says Diamond Viper II all over it. > > -- > Regards, > Doug > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Doug Poland" <djp@polands.org> > > To: "Todd Robinson" <todd_robinson@webpath.net> > > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > > Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 5:20 PM > > Subject: Re: Savage 2000 (Diamond Viper Chipset) problems on X > > > > > >> On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 01:45:07PM -0400, Todd Robinson wrote: > >> > Having a mind-bender of a time with a S3 Savage 2000 video > >> card. > >> > > >> > The problem is that XFree86 4.2.0_1,1 does not seem to have > >> drivers that work for this card. > >> > > >> > Previously the same card (also not working with the Savage > >> 2000 drivers) worked great with the Diamond Viper II driver. I > >> have used this card for > > a > >> > few years and I have continued to use it because it never > >> failed to work with XFree86 before, but this has me stumped. > >> > > >> > I've searched thru the news groups (where this mail list is > >> mirrored) > > and > >> > have not been able to get things going. If anyone has any tips > >> or has > > gotten > >> > either this card, or a Diamond Viper II to run on this XFree > >> version any advice would be more than welcome! > >> > > >> Works for me (accelerated). > >> > >> # XFree86 -version > >> > >> XFree86 Version 4.2.0 / X Window System > >> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6600) > >> Release Date: 18 January 2002 > >> Build Operating System: FreeBSD 4.5 i386 [ELF] > >> Module Loader present > >> > >> # uname -a > >> FreeBSD sheba.polands.org 4.6-STABLE FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE #0: Sun > >> Jun 16 > > 07:05:58 > >> CDT 2002 root@babylon.polands.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PCI > >> i386 > >> > >> # dmesg | grep -i s3 > >> pci1: <S3 model 9102 graphics accelerator> at 0.0 irq 11 > >> > >> # dmesg | grep -i agp > >> pcib1: <VIA 8363 (Apollo KT133) PCI-PCI (AGP) bridge> at device > >> 1.0 on > > pci0 > >> > >> # grep -C3 savage /etc/XF86Config > >> > >> Section "Device" > >> Identifier "S3-Savage2000" > >> Driver "savage" > >> ChipSet "Savage2000" > >> Card "S3 Savage2000" > >> EndSection > >> > >> Let me know if you want to see my XF86Config file > >> > >> -- > >> Regards, > >> Doug > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >> > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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