On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Thomas Dodd wrote: >|>| Looks like a problem with the PCI code. there is a fix, but it is >|>| awaiting feedback from the original poster. perhaps you can verify it. >|> >|>So it appears to be a S3 problem. >| >| >| Not sure what you mean by "S3" problem. S3 the company? The >| driver? The video card? > >The card/chip. Other PCI cards tested on the sme system (according to >the bug report at xfree86.org) behave differently. If it's a hardware or BIOS problem, it's probably easiest to just replace the card. What makes you think it is a hardware issue though? Not saying it isn't, just curious. >| If this is happening both with the native driver and with the >| vesa driver, I'm inclined to glare at the PCI code and wave a >| finger back and forth personally. > >There is no native driver for this chip, the S3 964. Ok, I'm not that up on the S3 drivers these days. ;o) >|>If I build the whole thing, what would I need to send bbb, to get the >|>change? I expect just the vesa driver, but not at all sure. >| >| >| I don't know what "what would I need to send bbb" means in >| English. Specifically the "bbb" part. > >bbb@it,net.au, the guy that was asking for help on redhat-install-list. Ah, ok. I thought it was some new three letter acronym I've somehow never heard of. ;o) >|>One other question, any know/suspected problems with compilers. >|>He's on RHL9, probably up to date on patches, but my box is a >|>hodge-podge of RHL9, FC1, 2.6 kernels, and other stuff. >|> >|>gcc-3.2.2-5, glibc-2.3.2-27.9.7 >|> >|>Any other packages I should check for version issues? >| >| >| Nope. It is almost definitley an XFree86 issue. I would bet >| money on it. It just isn't a particularly interesting or mission > >So I can apply the patch from xfree86.org to the SRPM from RHL9 on my >system and send him the new vesa driver and it should work? Better yet, send me the patch, and I'll build an rpm for you to test, and if it fixes the problem, it might be a keeper. Please make sure it isn't infected by the new XFree86 license however. >| critical high-priority issue per se. The simple thing to do is >| buy a Radeon for $30 on Ebay or pricewatch.com. Saves hours and > >I didn't think anybody mad a PCI version of the Radeon. All I've >seen is AGP. There are both AGP and PCI Radeon models available. -- Mike A. Harris _______________________________________________ xfree86-list mailing list xfree86-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xfree86-list IRC: #xfree86 on irc.redhat.com
