Re: Debian on Digital 3305
On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 08:35:18PM +0000, Inhabitant of Zion wrote:
>
> The problem I encountered with Debian on my 3300 is the built in
> graphics chip the S3 Trio 64.
>
> I could not get Xwindows and that to agreee with each other at all.
>
> It ran fine as long as you did not want X windows.
>
> I have since found out you can disable the onboard graphics by
> changing the jumper J27.
>
> I have a Matrox Millenium I am going to try in it and see if I get
> anywhere with that.
Yes, S3 Trio64 is often a problem on the older Alphas, either built-in
or PCI card.
Millenniums are known to work well in most every Alpha.
--Jay++
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