Re: XFree86 3.3 SVGA and S3 Virge/VX
Will> Hi. I'm using the XFree86 3.3 SVGA server with my diamond
Will> 3D3000 video card with 4 megs of VRAM, and I can only "startx"
Will> once. That is, if I exit X, and type "startx" again on the
Will> console, the screen goes black and the machine hangs.
Will> CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE and the Vulcan Nerve Pinch have no effect
Will> whatsoever and my only recourse is to press the reboot button
Will> on the front of the machine.
Will> Today I downloaded the XF86_SVGA 3.3.1 binary from
Will> ftp.xfree86.org and installed it; the behavior is the same.
Will> I've found, however, that if I keep *both* servers around and
Will> switch back and forth between them (by renaming one to
Will> something else and naming the one in use XF86_SVGA), I can
Will> "startx" as many times as I please.
Will> Any clues?
Why no reconfigure X?
RTFM. Something that worked with X 3.2 may not work with 3.3 or higher.
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