You are most likely running X.3.3.6 look at the log: /var/log/XFree86.0.log basically the SVGA server should work fine with the card. It would help if you would post your XF86Config file. You should check what default depth is specified, possibly you might have to go down to 8 with only 1MB of video RAM... Lionel --- Chelli & Filiep <fsamyn@cox.net> wrote: > I have a generic video card with a S3 chipset (yes it's authentic). The chip > is labeled > S3Trio64V2/DX (86c775). The card has 1M of memory and I'm trying to run Suse > Linux 6.1 (yes it's old but I didn't want to invest more $ before I could be > convinced > that the system will work). The Xfree86 system has a help file dated 1998 > (no clue > which version). When I start X86config I get a screen with a 720x800 > resolution so > the card works Ok. > I have tried and tried and tried some more but whatever I do the X system > will not > start with an S3 chip selected. I get errno 111 'can't connect'. After > having selected > SVGA and a generic chipset the system runs but with a 320x200 resolution so > that I > can't even see what the congratulations message says. Also KDM is useless > with this > kind of resolution. > Before the system was working with the SVGA settings (which I don't see to > be able > to undo) I tried to start KDM and got the message that the system had > detected a > Sigma designs RealMagic 64/GX chipset. I have not found this card or chipset > anywhere in the X86config program. > > Does someone have an idea how I can solve this without buying a new video > card? > > Thanks, > > Filiep > > btw I only have an internet connection on my w95 machine. > > _______________________________________________ > > Newbie@XFree86.Org > *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: > http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
