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- From: greg@katie (Greg Wells)
- Subject: Re: Help running Xs3 on linux 0.98
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 18:48:08 GMT
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- siva@msus1.msus.edu wrote:
- :
- : Hello, all.
- :
- : I am attempting to run the latest Xs3 on my Linux box at home. My linux
- : version is 0.98pl-5 from the mid-december SLS. My hardware is a 486/25 with
- : 8mb ram, and my video card a Orchid Fahrenheight (sp?) 1280. For the momement,
- : I am using a stripped version of the example Xconfig distributed with Xs3 for
- : the Actix S3 card.
- :
- : When I attempt to start X, (using the startx command), the screen switches into
- : graphics mode, blanks, and the machine hangs. CTRL-ALT-BKSP followed by one or
- : more CTRL-C's does not appear to restore control, since I am unable to type any
- : command and see disk activity, or force a shutdown.
- :
- : I have attempted to redirect standard error from the startx command, however,
- : no file is produced. (no big surprise, if the machine is hanging).
- :
- : Would anyone please have any advice to offer ? On random guesses, I have tried
- : several different Xconfig configurations, uncompressing, and recompressing the
- : fonts, and running the X8514 server (which, btw, refused to recognise the card
- : ? I thought the S3 chip was register compatable with an 8514 ?)
- :
- : Thanks for any help, and have a merry holidays !
- Hi siva,
-
- I had similar problems. Check your mouse settings in Xconfig. Try all of the
- mouse settings supplied in the Xconfig for X386 in order and see if you can at
- least get a blue background with an xclock and an xterm.
- Otherwise, use the Xconfig information found in the documents for XS3 at the
- ftp site where you got the driver. A set of modes specifically for the
- Orchid 1280 was included with the package I picked up(if not email me, and
- I will post mine).
- --
- Greg_Wells@west.msi.com
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