Re: Video Card Configuration

On the machine I retired last week, I had an S3 card with 1MB.  In order to
get a decent combination of resolution and color, I upgraded the memory to
2MB.  I don't know how much help that will be to you, but it helped me.

On Sat, Nov 30, 2002 at 05:13:03PM -0600, Chelli & Filiep 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.
> 
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