Re: [Xpert]X4 and S3 ViRGE/MX problems
Iain Thomas wrote:
>
>
> On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Kevin Brosius wrote:
> > Iain Thomas wrote:
> > > On Tue, 6 Feb 2001, Drew Parsons wrote:
> > > > Dear Kevin and XFree86 developers,
> > > > The system runs perfectly fine using the vesa driver (log here ), but when I
> > > > try to use the proper s3virge, the computer completely freezes up, not even
> > > > responding to kernel magic SysRq keys.
> > > Just to say that I've also got this problem; although moving libddc solved
> > > it. Moving libvbe (and putting libddc back) seems to work better.
> > > I've also posted lots of logs and a problem description to the
> > > xpert@xfree86.org list some time ago.
> > > I've never tried magic SysRq, however, ssh/telnet via a pcmcia card was
> > > down.
> > But you have an ViRGE MX+, right Iain? Drew looks like he's running a
> > MX. I believe it's not the same cause, although it may exhibit failure
> > in the same way...
>
> <dismantles part of laptop>
> The chip is marked thus:
> ----
> S3 (r) 86C260
> On Board (tm)
> N6A01B
>
> 86C260-1B
> 9747 C29215.00
> KOREA
> ----
>
> With a big M5 sticker on it. The documnetation says M5, and the m5.exe
> utility from ftp.clevo.com.tw says m5 (not m5+), so I think it's just an
> M5.
> If I said before that it's an M5+, my apologies, I appear to have been
> wrong.
>
> --
> Regards, Iain.Thomas@dial.pipex.co.uk.
> My website: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~csuli/
> XMMS not playing
Great, thanks for clearing that up. I'll have to review your logs again
to see how they relate to the other reported problems.
--
Kevin
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