[aclug-L] S3 blues

[phrostie <phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i've been useing s3's since i started useing linux with never any trouble.
when i started setting up my new machine i wanted a 4meg video card.

i got a S3 trio 3D.    didn't work.
i went back to national and exchanged it for a S3 Virge/DX.    it doesn't work as a S3, only SVGA.

is there something i need to upgrade?
is there a trick?
do i need to go back to tweeking the H&V sync's by hand?

do any of the new S3's work?

the XFree's site said that the S3 family of chips was the most supported.

what happened?

i remember hearing about problems with the S3 Virge a long time ago.
i thought that was fixed

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