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Date:      Sat, 9 Feb 2002 14:40:55 -0800
From:      "Bert Hiddink" <hiddink@galileo.or.cr>
To:        RoadRunner <scottro@nyc.rr.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: I'm running (on 5 year old Dells) Pentium 200 MMX, 64Mb, S3 Trio+V chipset,
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Hello, RoadRunner,

Thanks for your reply!

El 8 Feb 2002 a las 20:53, RoadRunner escrib=F3: 

>> On Fri, 8 Feb 2002 19:49:56 -0800
>> "Bert Hiddink" <hiddink@galileo.or.cr> wrote:
>> 
>> > Hello,
>> > 
>> > I tried to get a X-Windows Server running with the following
>> configuration:> FreeBSD release-4.4 on 5 year old Dells (Pentium 200 MM=
X,
>> 64Mb), S3 Trio+V chipset.> 
>> > I have installed X-Windows installed several times on other machines
>> with FreeBSD, however, in this > case, I have not had succes so far. I
>> have not give up yet but just would like to know wether > anyone of you
>> has done this succesfully? > 
>> 
>> Sometimes, (though not always) I've found (especially with XFree 4.x th=
at
>> rather than the correct S3 Trio, if you say S3 Virge (generic) it works
>> perfectly--found this out by accident, after a mistype in xf86config. 
>> Since then, I've had success with this a few times--RH and Gentoo Linux=
 as
>> well as FreeBSD.
>> 
>> HTH a little
>> 
>> Scott Robbins
>> 

I tried your suggestion but it won't work. With the graphic and non-graphi=
c setup, when I choose 
the S3- Virge Generic, the machine hangs and I have to reset the machine i=
n order to get it up 
again. Any more suggestion?

Many thanks in advance!
-brt 

   Bert Hiddink, FUNDACION GALILEO
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