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Re: S3 AGP Trio3D2x and X servers (SVGA vs FBDev)



When i had my S3 Virge/vx, I never once got the SVGA server to work. Try the
s3v server. And, I think the fb server requires kernel 2.2.x or so.

On Sun, Sep 26, 1999 at 04:53:58PM +0100, Nuno Carvalho wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>  I'd an S3 Trio3D2x AGP 86C362 graphic card and was working fine on hamm
> with an older XF68_FBdev X server.
> 
>  Yesterday, I upgraded my machine to slink and downloaded xserver-svga
> and xserver-fbdev packages.
> 
>  Xfree86 web site says I should use SVGA X server: well i'm unable to
> get it to work. When I launch SVGA X server my monitor get darked with
> no chance to go back to console(just ctrl+alt+del). The output it's:
> 
> ----cut here------
> XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> Release Date: August 23 1999
>         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> newer
>         than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
>         problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.10 i686 [ELF] 
> Configured drivers:
>   SVGA: server for SVGA graphics adaptors (Patchlevel 0):
>       NV1, STG2000, RIVA 128, RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2, RIVA ULTRA TNT2,
>       RIVA VANTA, RIVA ULTRA VANTA, RIVA INTEGRATED, ET4000, ET4000W32,
>       ET4000W32i, ET4000W32i_rev_b, ET4000W32i_rev_c, ET4000W32p,
>       ET4000W32p_rev_a, ET4000W32p_rev_b, ET4000W32p_rev_c,
>       ET4000W32p_rev_d, ET6000, ET6100, et3000, pvga1, wd90c00, wd90c10,
>       wd90c30, wd90c24, wd90c31, wd90c33, gvga, ati, sis86c201,
> sis86c202,
>       sis86c205, sis86c215, sis86c225, sis5597, sis5598, sis6326,
> sis530,
>       sis620, tvga8200lx, tvga8800cs, tvga8900b, tvga8900c, tvga8900cl,
>       tvga8900d, tvga9000, tvga9000i, tvga9100b, tvga9200cxr,
> tgui9400cxi,
>       tgui9420, tgui9420dgi, tgui9430dgi, tgui9440agi, cyber9320,
> tgui9660,
>       tgui9680, tgui9682, tgui9685, cyber9382, cyber9385, cyber9388,
>       cyber9397, cyber9520, cyber9525, 3dimage975, 3dimage985,
> cyber9397dvd,
>       blade3d, cyberblade, clgd5420, clgd5422, clgd5424, clgd5426,
> clgd5428,
>       clgd5429, clgd5430, clgd5434, clgd5436, clgd5446, clgd5480,
> clgd5462,
>       clgd5464, clgd5465, clgd6205, clgd6215, clgd6225, clgd6235,
> clgd7541,
>       clgd7542, clgd7543, clgd7548, clgd7555, clgd7556, ncr77c22,
> ncr77c22e,
>       cpq_avga, mga2064w, mga1064sg, mga2164w, mga2164w AGP, mgag200,
>       mgag100, mgag400, oti067, oti077, oti087, oti037c, al2101,
> ali2228,
>       ali2301, ali2302, ali2308, ali2401, cl6410, cl6412, cl6420,
> cl6440,
>       video7, ark1000vl, ark1000pv, ark2000pv, ark2000mt, mx, realtek,
>       s3_savage, s3_virge, AP6422, AT24, AT3D, s3_svga, NM2070, NM2090,
>       NM2093, NM2097, NM2160, NM2200, ct65520, ct65525, ct65530,
> ct65535,
>       ct65540, ct65545, ct65546, ct65548, ct65550, ct65554, ct65555,
>       ct68554, ct69000, ct64200, ct64300, mediagx, V1000, V2100, V2200,
>       p9100, spc8110, i740, i740_pci, Voodoo Banshee, Voodoo3, generic
> (using VT number 7)
> 
> XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
> (**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: types: "default"
> (**) XKB: compat: "default"
> (**) XKB: symbols: "en_US(pc105euro)+pt"
> (**) XKB: geometry: "pc"
> (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
> (**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
> (**) SVGA: Graphics device ID: "My Video Card"
> (**) SVGA: Monitor ID: "My Monitor"
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) SVGA: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
> (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
> (--) SVGA: PCI: S3 Trio3D/2X rev 1, Memory @ 0xe0000000
> (--) SVGA: S3V: Trio3D/2X rev 1, Linear FB @ 0xe0000000
> (--) SVGA: Detected S3 Trio3D/2X
> (--) SVGA: using driver for chipset "s3_virge"
> (--) SVGA: videoram:  4096k
> (--) SVGA: Ramdac speed: 170 MHz
> (--) SVGA: Detected current MCLK value of 83.224 MHz
> (--) SVGA: chipset:  s3_virge
> (--) SVGA: videoram: 4096k
> (**) SVGA: Using 8 bpp, Depth 8, Color weight: 666
> (--) SVGA: Maximum allowed dot-clock: 170.000 MHz
> (**) SVGA: Mode "640x480": mode clock =  45.800
> (**) SVGA: Mode "800x600": mode clock =  69.650
> (**) SVGA: Mode "1024x768": mode clock =  85.000
> (**) SVGA: Mode "1280x1024": mode clock = 110.000
> (--) SVGA: Virtual resolution set to 1280x1024
> (--) SVGA: SpeedUp code selection modified because virtualX != 1024
> (--) SVGA: s3_virge: Using hardware cursor
>         S3VGEReset called from s3v_accel.c line 349
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  1 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  2 .restarting S3 graphics engine
> reset  9 ...
>         S3VGEReset called from s3v_accel.c line 379
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  1 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  2 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  3 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  4 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  5 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  6 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  7 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  8 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  9 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  1 ...
>         S3VGEReset called from s3v_accel.c line 379
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  1 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  2 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  3 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  4 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  5 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  6 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  7 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  8 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  9 ...
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  2 ...
>         S3VGEReset called from s3v_accel.c line 379
> restarting S3 graphics engine reset  1 ...
> ---cut here----
> 
>  Probably this continue ... i don't see that on screen!
>  Is this some AGP problem ?
>  
>  When trying to get XF86_FBDev to work it results on:
> 
> ---cut here----
> XFree86 Version 3.3.5 / X Window System
> (protocol Version 11, revision 0, vendor release 6300)
> Release Date: August 23 1999
>         If the server is older than 6-12 months, or if your card is
> newer
>         than the above date, look for a newer version before reporting
>         problems.  (see http://www.XFree86.Org/FAQ)
> Operating System: Linux 2.2.10 i686 [ELF] 
> Configured drivers:
>    FBDev: Server for frame buffer device
>    (Patchlevel 11): mfb, cfb8, cfb16, cfb24, cfb32
> (using VT number 7)
> 
> XF86Config: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
> (**) stands for supplied, (--) stands for probed/default values
> (**) XKB: keycodes: "xfree86"
> (**) XKB: types: "default"
> (**) XKB: compat: "default"
> (**) XKB: symbols: "en_US(pc105euro)+pt"
> (**) XKB: geometry: "pc"
> (**) Mouse: type: PS/2, device: /dev/mouse, buttons: 3
> (**) Mouse: 3 button emulation (timeout: 50ms)
> (**) FBDev: Graphics device ID: "Generic VGA"
> (**) FBDev: Monitor ID: "My Monitor"
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 70.24 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 70.88 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 74.59 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 75.00 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 76.01 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 78.86 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1024x768" needs hsync freq of 80.21 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 81.13 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 87.50 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1152x864" needs hsync freq of 89.62 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 91.15 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 93.75 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1600x1200" needs hsync freq of 105.77 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1280x1024" needs hsync freq of 107.16 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 96.15 kHz. Deleted.
> (--) FBDev: Mode "1800X1440" needs hsync freq of 104.52 kHz. Deleted.
> (**) FontPath set to "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/"
> (**) FBDev: Using default frame buffer video mode
> 
> Fatal server error:
> fbdevScreenInit: unable to set screen params (Invalid argument)
> 
> When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send
> the full server output, not just the last messages
> ------cut here------
> 
>  Section "Screen" on XF86Config it's just like on Documentation.
>  My console it's with 1024x768x{16, I think}
> 
>  What should I do ?
> 
>  I think I've more chances on XF86_FBDev meanwhile I don't know what to
> do.
> 
>  Thanks for your help.
> 
>  Regards,
>    Nuno Carvalho
> 
> ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
>    Nuno Emanuel F. Carvalho
>  Dep. Informatics Engineering
>     University of Coimbra
> 
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