Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 22:33:49 +0200 From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@tanya.raggedclown.intra> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X 4.1.0 does not detect S3 Virge Card Message-ID: <20011006223349.C1611@tanya.raggedclown.intra> In-Reply-To: <20011006130250.C23710@linus.highpoint.edu>; from zhartley@linus.highpoint.edu on Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 01:02:50PM -0400 References: <000001c14e8b$453e8370$4a07a8c0@user0000011909> <20011006130250.C23710@linus.highpoint.edu>
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I think you need to use Version 3... for S3 cards. Having said that I would think that V4 would have set it up as a vanilla SVGA card. -- Regards Cliff p.s. I am replying at the top of this thread following the previous respondant's practise.. Without starting a war about it can people reply at the end of message threads, not at the beginning. On Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 01:02:50PM -0400, Zach Hartley wrote: > Did you correctly specify your video card while using xf86config? > Also, check www.xfree86.org and make sure your video card is listed as > supported for 4.1.0. > > Zach > > Around Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 09:20:58PM +0400, Arthur Boynagryan said something to the effect of: > > Hello! > > > > I have a S3 Virge DX/GX card (that's how it is identified in Windows). > > I installed FreeBSD 4.4 and XFree 4.1.0, then created a XF86Config > > file using xf86config. But when I try to run startx, it gives me the > > following errors: > > ... > > (EE) No devices detected. > > > > Fatal server error: > > no screens found > > ... > > > > What's the problem here? Please help > > > > Regards, > > > > Arthur > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > Zachary Todd Hartley > "Attempted murder. Now honestly, what is that? > Do they give a Nobel Prize for attempted chemistry?" > --Sideshow Bob > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- Regards Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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