Re: X on Tecra 8100 (S3 Savage MX)

[Norman Walsh <ndw@nwalsh.com>]

/ Andrew Philip Bell <abell@fdog.dhs.org> was heard to say:
| Can anyone... 
| A) help me get 1024x768, 16-bit X up on my hardware? 

I've had complete success with the SVGA driver at

  www.probo.com/timr/savagemx.html

using the following XF86Config file:

# no longer a SaX autogenerated XF86Config file
# Got from the web, hacked by ndw

Section "Files"
  RgbPath       "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TrueType"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/URW"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
  FontPath      "/share/fonts/forX11"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"
  FontPath      "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
  AllowMouseOpenFail
EndSection

Section "Module"
EndSection

Section "Keyboard"
  Protocol      "Standard"
#  XkbRules      "xfree86"
#  XkbModel      "pc101"
#  XkbLayout     "en"
#  XkbVariant    "nodeadkeys"
  XkbKeymap      "xfree86(us)"
EndSection

Section "Pointer"
  Protocol              "PS/2"
  Device                "/dev/mouse"
  SampleRate            60
  BaudRate              1200
  Emulate3Buttons
EndSection

Section "Monitor"       
  Identifier    "Primary-Monitor"
  VendorName    "!!! VESA !!!"
  ModelName     "1280X1024@75HZ"
  HorizSync     31-80
  VertRefresh   50-85
  Modeline "1024x768" 59.89 1024 1040 1216 1328 768 768 774 802
EndSection

Section "Device"
  Identifier    "Primary-Card"
  VendorName    "!!! GENERIC SERVER SELECTION !!!"
  BoardName     "SVGA"
  ChipID   0x8a20
  VideoRAM 8192
  Option "sw_cursor"
EndSection

Section "Screen"  
  Driver        "SVGA"
  Device        "Primary-Card"
  Monitor       "Primary-Monitor"
  DefaultColorDepth     16
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth       32
    Modes       "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth       24
    Modes       "640x480" 
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth       16
    Modes       "1024x768" 
    Virtual     1024 768
  EndSubSection
  SubSection "Display"
    Depth       8
    Modes       "1024x768" 
  EndSubSection
EndSection

                                        Be seeing you,
                                          norm

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