x window setup w/ S3Virge

ompjr · 10-20-2002, 11:46 PM

For my first foray into Linux, I installed Mandrake 9.0 and everything went fine but for x window setup.
I'm running an ASUS motherboard w/ a Dell M781s monitor and an S3Virge/GX video card. I setup x window using the appropriate x server for the card and the sync rates from the monitor handbook. But when I startx, the mouse pointer has what looks like a barcode attached to it and there's hashmarks all over the desktop. I tried different resolutions and color depth settings, and even tried swapping out the monitor, but no joy....same problem every time.
Appreciate any ideas....

php · 10-22-2002, 08:49 AM

Yeah, thats that video card. How much memory does yours have? One of my computers has the same video card with 4mb vram on it and it can do a maximum of 1024 x 768 at 24 bit ..

ompjr · 10-22-2002, 03:09 PM

4 mB of ram...is it the video card that's the problem or were you able to get yours to work w/ Linux?