Re: [aclug-L] Video card choice (was: Debian package management)

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try:

 * Make sure you have the 3.3.3.1 (or whatever the latest is) binaries
 * run SuperProbe and see if it detects your card properly
 * If so, make sure you use that setting in xf86config/XF86Setup

"Greg House" <ghouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> >At this point I'm back to swapping hardware.  I have a choice of a S3 ViRGE
> >GX2 (AGP) or a STB Velocity 3d (PCI).  Anyone got any guess which will be
> >less hassle to set up?  This system's owner is getting pretty antsy to get
> >it and I'm tired of being hung up trying to get this video card to work...
> 
> 
> As an update to my previous message, here are my results.  I tried the S2
> Virge/GX2 card and it woudln't work at all.  W98 found it and used it ok,
> but Linux wouldn't even complete the boot.  It hung every time right after
> the line where it said it was probing the serial port (I think).  I suspect
> some sort of PnP-based resource conflict, but I don't know for sure.
> 
> At that point I stuck the STB card in there.  It worked better with the STB
> card (uses an S3 Virge/VX chipset), but I can't seem to get anything beyond
> 8bpp to work.
> 
> Sort of disturbingly, it actually locks the entire machine when starting X
> at 16bpp (or with acceleration enabled...).  Down to the hardware level, the
> ATX hot power switch won't even turn the thing off!  The reset switch still
> works, but that's about it.  None of the ALT-Fn or Ctrl-Alt-Backspace,
> Ctrl-Alt-Delete, Ctrl-C, none of that does anything.
> 
> When I've worked with other video cards, if X doesn't start right, you can
> just kill the X server with Ctrl-Alt-BS and try again.  This really stinks
> in terms of time 'cause you have to endure a reboot complete with fscks to
> clean up the mess left behind when you flipped the power off.  Kind of
> flying blind on the stuff too.  The README for the chipset says stuff like
> "you might try this option, or that option, or the other option" but doesn't
> really say what'll actually WORK.
> 
> At this point, I think the point's moot 'cause I probably won't use these
> video cards for it, but I'm still curious why they're not working.  If
> anyone can give me a clue, I'd appreciate it.  In the mean time, it's off to
> DejaNews for a prowl through comp.os.linux.x
> 
> Thanks,
> Greg
> 
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