Re: Video driver for embedded S3 on Debian

From: Dances With Crows (danSPANceswitTRAPhcrows_at_usa.net)
Date: 12/04/03

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    On 3 Dec 2003 19:11:05 -0800, Eric Marsh staggered into the Black Sun
    and said:
    > Dances With Crows <danSPANceswitTRAPhcrows@usa.net> wrote in message
    > news:<slrnbsp7o9.ipv.danSPANceswitTRAPhcrows@samantha.crow202.dyndns.org>
    >> Debian. Are you using X 3.3.6 or 4.n?
    > Free86 Version 4.1.0.1 / X Window System
    > Release Date: 21 December 2001
    >> Hmm. "apropos s3" followed by "man savage" tells me that device 8d04
    >> is a ProSavage DDR-K card, which uses the "savage" X server, not the
    >> "s3virge". You will need X 4.n, probably 4.2.1 or higher. Install
    > I did a little research and you are correct, its a savage. However
    > loading the savage drivers don't seem to help.

    X 4.1 (released in December 2001) is probably too old to support this
    particular card. Upgrade; they're at X 4.3.0 right now. You should
    also look at /var/log/XFree86*.log for any clues as to why it's failing.

    > At this point I'm just starting KDE on a remote machine but it would
    > be nice to use that machine.

    Er... are you using the VESA X server, then? That always works, but
    it's slow.

    > As for the chip on the board issue, I got the machine for $200 so one
    > can't expect too much for that price.

    Maybe, but you can definitely do better than VESA. Upgrade your X and
    try again. 

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