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Don't you think it would be good enough to just tell them at National that the S3 is giving you trouble? You might even put on an incensed look and tell them what a piece of junk it was and how you'll only use Matrox from now on. :-) What card did you buy? jeff2 At 09:16 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: ouch, i'm still in the 50 dollar market. especially after everything i just spent on this box Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote:They were about $125 when they were new, but should be substantially cheaper now. My guess would be around $80 or so, but I'm no retailer. Command Computer might have a used one. It was prettypopular.jeff2 At 09:02 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: >thank you, i guess i should have asked before i decided to get a card. > >i'd be embarrassed to go back and exchange it again. > >how much do they run (approx) > >phrostie > > >Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote: > >> I like Matrox. The Millennium and Millennium II should be fairly >> inexpensive these days. Maybe National has one of those and they work >like > a champ in Linux. >> >> jeff2 >> >> At 08:30 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: >> >> >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 >> > >> >-- >> >phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >> >and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. >> >http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> >> >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 4megvideo > >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 >> >-- >> >phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >> >and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. >> > >> >http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html >> > >> > > >-- >phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. >http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html > > > > > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> >thank you, i guess i should have asked before i decided to get a card. > >i'd be embarrassed to go back and exchange it again. > >how much do they run (approx) > >phrostie > > >Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote: >>I like Matrox. The Millennium and Millennium II should be fairly >>inexpensive these days. Maybe National has one of those and they worklike > >>a champ in Linux.>> >>jeff2 >> >>At 08:30 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: >> >>>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 >>> >>>-- >>>phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >>>and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. >>> http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> >>>i've been useing s3's since i started useing linux with never anytrouble. > >>>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. itdoesn'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 mostsupported.>>> >>>what happened? >>> >>>i remember hearing about problems with the S3 Virge a long time ago. >>>i thought that was fixed >>>-- >>>phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >>>and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. >>> >>> http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html >>> >>> > >-- >phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. > >http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html > >-- phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> ouch, i'm still in the 50 dollar market. especially after everything i just spent on this box Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote:They were about $125 when they were new, but should be substantially cheaper now. My guess would be around $80 or so, but I'm no retailer. Command Computer might have a used one. It was pretty popular. jeff2 At 09:02 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote:thank you, i guess i should have asked before i decided to get a card. i'd be embarrassed to go back and exchange it again. how much do they run (approx) phrostie Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote:I like Matrox. The Millennium and Millennium II should be fairly inexpensive these days. Maybe National has one of those and they worklike > a champ in Linux.jeff2 At 08:30 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: >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 > >-- >phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. > http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html > > > > > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> >i've been useing s3's since i started useing linux with never anytrouble. > >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. itdoesn'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 mostsupported.> >what happened? > >i remember hearing about problems with the S3 Virge a long time ago. >i thought that was fixed >-- >phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos >and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. > > http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html > >-- phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> thank you, i guess i should have asked before i decided to get a card. i'd be embarrassed to go back and exchange it again. how much do they run (approx) phrostie Jeffrey L. Hansen wrote:I like Matrox. The Millennium and Millennium II should be fairlyinexpensive these days. Maybe National has one of those and they work likea champ in Linux. jeff2 At 08:30 AM 4/8/99 -0400, you wrote: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 -- phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings.<http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html>ht tp://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">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 -- phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings.<http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html>ht tp://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html-- phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html-- phrostie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Oh I've slipped the surly bonds of dos and danced the skies on LINUX silvered wings. http://www.cottagesoft.com/~phrostie/cad-tastrafy/cad-tastrafy.html
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