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Old 12-17-2001, 10:30 PM   #1
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S3 VId! I am getting a headache and hating this...

stupid thing....


newbie here...

anyone wiht ideas of getting Xwin to work with an onboard S3 764 aka trio64?

tried using Xconfigurator to set up my vid keeps telling me i dont have the correct video ram!

Its only 1mb or 2mb.....
if not anyone know how to jsut have a min colour or even monochrome Xwin/


ANDY
 
Old 12-17-2001, 10:39 PM   #2
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FAILED TO INITIALSE CORE DEVICES
how to fix failed to initialse CORE DEVICES
 
Old 12-18-2001, 02:22 AM   #3
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It depends on what version of X it is, have a look at the driver status page at XFree86.
 
Old 12-18-2001, 04:12 PM   #4
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Ke? What? Scuzi? huh?
U talking ot a newbie here....

how do I know what version...it camte withteh RH7.1 Distribution!

I have installed the S3 and SVGA XFree packages/driver and even monochrome during install- and still cant get into it

Can you instracut me how to install the appropriate driver(s)?



Cheers

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Old 12-18-2001, 05:29 PM   #5
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Xwindow
320X300 ??

got it to work but it does not go into defualt 640X 480

instead 320X300....read it in Xfree.0.log

????


why

using S3trio64 with 512Kb onboard ram?! that is the only config i can get Xwin to wokr even though it is 1mb onboard?

THis is what Xconfigurator probed:
2 the MAXColor S3 Trio64V+
8bit mode in 640x480
IBM 2248 monitor

wierd...
 
Old 12-18-2001, 05:57 PM   #6
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The information on your card is here, you need to have Xfree86-3.3.6 installed for it to work properly, if you have XFree86-4.x.x you'll have problems with that card. Redhat should have both versions on the cd's.
 
Old 12-18-2001, 06:02 PM   #7
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Angry OK HELP!
2 QUESTIONS!

THANKS FOR YOPUR HELP AND HATE TO BE IGNORANT-which I AM!

how DO i know what version of Xwin I have?~
How do I install it?
 
Old 12-18-2001, 06:21 PM   #8
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1; Type "XFree86 -version" in a terminal window without the quotes to find out what version is installed.
2; You can remove rpm's with "rpm -e *.rpm" where * is the name of the package, and install them with "rpm -Ivh *.rpm" type "man rpm" in a terminal to see all the commands available.
Last edited by Aussie; 12-18-2001 at 06:23 PM.
 
Old 12-18-2001, 06:30 PM   #9
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damn it!
Someone made it it loads up into Xwin with Fvwm.... and I can only see half the screen 320 x300-literally half the screen. How to get to Xterm? shit...maybe I jsut ditch this noble idea of running Linux altogether...



Cheers if you can help if not thanks too....
 
  


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