Re: problems:X with ASUS AGP-V3499TNT/TV/16

[Brian Servis <servis@purdue.edu>]

*- On  1 Jun, Haymo Meran wrote about "problems:X with ASUS AGP-V3499TNT/TV/16"
> Hi guys.
> 
> I cannot get working this card. I had an ATI before which worked fine.
> But now onley the VGA server works. I don't know which other server I
> should take (no doc), guess the SVGA but then which settings (chipset,
> ramdac...?) nothing written in cards user manual.
> I have new [unstable] version from ftp.at.debian.org. Think it's is the
> newest...isn't it?
> 

X 3.3.3.1 supports the riva tnt in the svga server.  Here are some
relavent parts from my XF86Config with a riva tnt and an old 17"
monitor that can not support higher modes.

Section "Device"
    Identifier  "ASUS V3400 Nvidia TNT"
    VendorName  "ASUS"
    BoardName   "V3400TNT"
    Option      "power_saver"
EndSection

Section "Screen"
    Driver      "svga"
    Device      "ASUS V3400 Nvidia TNT"
    Monitor     "ADI/5EP"
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       8
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600"  
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768 
   EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       16
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768 
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       24
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600" 
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768 
    EndSubsection
    Subsection "Display"
        Depth       32
        Modes       "1024x768" "800x600"
        ViewPort    0 0
        Virtual     1024 768 
    EndSubsection
EndSection

You don't need to specify much in the config file. Just the basics.

-- 
Brian 
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