Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 21:27:19 -0000 From: jmdupx@yahoo.com To: leegold <leegold@operamail.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: vesa bus x driver ? Message-ID: <3C4F2AB7.3341.490EE3D@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3C516B86@operamail.com>
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yep, sounds like the only thing i didnt try with my card, but didnt like the idea of running in just 16 colours on that system up to what resolution can you get yours to display now? Jean-Mark jmdupx_@_yahoo.com On 23 Jan 2002, at 15:56, leegold wrote: > Mine is an onboard chip in an IBM 486 value point pc. > w/1 meg video ram. > > But, I got X up and running. > > I used "generic VGA" for the card/chip > and VGA - the barest bones config. for the > monitor, and I think "16" for the color depth > (one up from the lowest) and you know - > I got a simple but nifty x-windows. > > I think they key was to select generic VGA for the card. > I'm not getting all the perfomance I can get out of the > chip but Hey, I'm not using this thing for CAD to design > suspension bridges. Not flashy but seems OK. > > > Thanks, > Lee G > > > >===== Original Message From jmdupx@yahoo.com ===== > >believe it or not, I was trying to set up a near identical card on a > >machine last month, and i think you might be in for a rough time with > >it > > > >first, you need to run XFconfig anyhow, to calibrate refresh rates > >and so on, and you can ignore that the card is vesa or any other kind > >of connector, since it is just the chipset that matters, which means > >just picking the right Xserver - the one I tried to load and > >configure for it in XFconfig was s3vga or similar, which is the > >recommended one for this chip > > > >i have to warn you not to hold out much hope though, as despite > >much effort when i tried to set up mine the card would have none of > >it > > > >my card was also vesa, s3-805 chipset with 2mb on-board > >RAM, and it worked just fine as a 16 colour card in Dos or > >Windoze or (Suse) Linux which I tried it with to begin with, but no > >matter how much I played around with jumpers on the card (which I > >knew were right anyhow from an old manual), or with vesa TSR's > >which I found on some websites or other stuff to help get the card > >running I never once got xfconfig86 to load a server on it > > > >I became convinced the problem was due to some of the refresh > >rate control circuitry, based on the fact that I also have some DOS > >apps for setting up specific graphics modes, and this software works > >great with just about every other card I've ever setup (believe me, > >quite a few), and on the S3-805 it would lock up instantly, no > >matter what display mode I was trying to configure - > > exactly the same behavior as in XFconfig, which would not accept a > > single display mode to test or adjust - it just locked the whole PC > > > >I know the card was working at a basic level, i had all the possible > >information I could want about chipset, ramdac, clock chips etc and > >all the memory (detachable chips) was tested ok on another card too, > >so in the end I just figured it was something in the design of the > >card itself > > > >i finally fitted a trident 9440 in the machine instead > > > >let me know if you could use the jumper layouts if you dont know > >yours and think it could help > > > > > >Jean-Mark > >jmdupx_@_yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > >On 22 Jan 2002, at 19:31, leegold wrote: > > > >> How the heck do I use a "vesa bus driver" for x-windows. > >> I have an old 486 w/an s3 805 video chip and it's > >> become a challange now to get it to run X. > >> I have tried everything I know and #startX always > >> fatally freezes my pc - no keyboard, no video, > >> I have to manually reboot. > >> > >> It has been suggested I try the vesa driver. > >> I can't find any documentation anywhere on how to > >> implement this. Does anyone know what has to be done? > >> > >> Thanks. > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________ > > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > > >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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