s3virge and Xfree 4.1 and wmaker

[Morten Bo Johansen <mbj@spamfilter.dk>]

Hi,

I would like to use the new Xfree 4.1 in woody with my S3
Virge/DX card but I am experiencing two problems:

1) When shifting from console to X (ctrl-alt-F7) it takes a
   couple of seconds for the dockapp icons on my desktop to be
   redrawn

2) The mouse pointer freezes ocassionally, usually after
   starting a program. This renders X useless for me.

I am using the following versions:

   xfree86-common  4.1.0-5
   xlib6g          4.1.0-5
   xlibs           4.1.0-5
   xserver-common  4.1.0-5
   xserver-xfree86 4.1.0-5
   wmaker	   0.70.0-1

My /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file looks like this:

		     ---------------------

# XF86Config-4 (XFree86 server configuration file) generated by Dexconf, the
# Debian X Configuration tool, using values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the XF86Config manual page.
# (Type "man XF86Config" at the shell prompt.)

Section "Files"
	FontPath	"unix/:7100"			# local font server
	FontPath	"unix/:7101"			# local font server
	FontPath	"/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc"
EndSection

Section "ServerFlags"
EndSection

Section "Module"
#	Load	"ddc"
#	Load	"GLcore"
#	Load	"dbe"
#	Load	"dri"
	Load	"extmod"
#	Load	"glx"
#	Load	"pex5"
#	Load	"record"
#	Load	"xie"
#	Load	"bitmap"
#	Load	"freetype"
#	Load	"speedo"
#	Load	"type1"
#	Load	"vbe"
#	Load	"int10"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"keyboard"
	Option		"CoreKeyboard"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xfree86"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc102"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"dk"
EndSection

Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
Option		"Device"		"/dev/ttyS0"
Option		"Protocol"		"Microsoft"
EndSection

Section "Device"
	Identifier	"S3 Inc. ViRGE/DX or /GX"
	Driver		"s3virge"
	Option		"pci_burst"	"true"
#	Option 		"NoAccel"	"true"
EndSection

Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Generic Monitor"
	HorizSync	30-50
	VertRefresh	50-65
	Option		"DPMS"
#	Modeline        "1024x768"  65.13 1024 1080 1256 1328 768 768 775 810
EndSection

Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Device		"S3 Inc. ViRGE/DX or /GX"
	Monitor		"Generic Monitor"
	DefaultDepth	16
	SubSection "Display"
		Depth		16
		Modes		"1024x768"
	EndSubSection
EndSection

Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
	InputDevice	"Generic Keyboard"
	InputDevice	"Configured Mouse"
EndSection

#Section "DRI"
#	Mode	0666
#EndSection

# end of XF86Config

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I have tried various things like disabling accelleration in the
s3virge driver but no change. There is not a single warning in
the X log file either which makes it a little hard for me to
debug.

When I used xserver-svga 3.3.6 there were no problems.

I hope someone can give me a clue.


Thanks,

Morten