Re: XF86_S3V Problems

[Pierre Blanchet <Pierre.Blanchet@emi.u-bordeaux.fr>]

"TB" == Tim Buller <buller@math.ukans.edu> writes:


  TB> I have a hamm system with a STB Nitro 3D / 4MB video card, using the S3V
  TB> server from XFree86 3.3.2.1-1.  The display is managed by xdm. 

  TB> The problem is the about 75% of the time when I end a session (normal WM
  TB> is afterstep, but the problem happens with others as well), the machine
  TB> locks hard and vertical bars of color are displayed on the screen. The
  TB> only way to get it back is to hard boot; it does not respond to pings from
  TB> remote hosts, etc.

  TB> This does not happen when I use Accelerated X 4.1. Any ideas would be
  TB> appreciated...

  TB> Tim

  TB> ====
  TB> Tim Buller                                       buller@math.ukans.edu
  TB> Systems Specialist                               Office: Snow Hall 643
  TB> Department of Mathematics                          Voice: 785-864-7311
  TB> University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045             Fax: 785-864-5255


  You may want to try the XF86_SVGA server instead. It works better
for me.
    You do not need to change your XF86Config, just install the server
and check /etc/X11/Xserver.

	Pierre Blanchet.



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