Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2001 19:34:52 +1100 From: Stephen Ware <steve@inserted.net> To: sound byte <sound-byte1@home.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: my x (server) Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.2.20010222192155.028bfe70@entropy.inserted.net> In-Reply-To: <3A949FC1.E02CA5A8@home.com>
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Howdy, I had the same problem with that card using X3.3.6 under linux a few months back. There is (or was) a binary only X server put out by S3, however it was a linux binary. I hear the linux emulation is for freebsd is pretty damned good, perhaps it will work. It worked a dream for colour depth, but seemed to get narky at resolution over 1024x768, although there's a good chance that this was due to my monitor. Give it a try, anyway. https://archive:archive@ranger.s3.com/395drv/s3savage-1.0-13.tar.gz Good luck, Stephen steve@inserted.net At 11:12 PM 2/21/2001 -0600, sound byte wrote: >i have read the complete freebsd and have tried to find some sort of >answer for my problem. before i state it here; here is some background. > >i have freebsd (4.1) running on an IBM Aptiva (pentium iii 450), freebsd >currently co-exists with windows 98 on two seperate hard disks. i have >a 17 inch IBM monitor. According to the monitor manual, it can handle a >max of 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz. the sync range is as follows: >Horiz: 30kHz - 69kHz >Vert: 50Hz - 120Hz > >according to superprobe my video card is the S3 Savage 4 with 8MB Ram. > >now in windows i have my screen resolution set at 1152 x 864 and the >depth is at 16bits. > >i have configured my display in x at 1024 x 768 at 8bpp > >i have two problems: > >for some reason i cannot go above 8bpp. if i try to go to 16 (or 24) >the monitor shuts down and just sits there. i have to kill the x-server >and go back to 8bpp. whats the deal here? > >also, if i try to go above the 1024x768 resolution that then the screen >starts to shimmer. i know thats a bad word to use but i can't describe >it any other way - and i mean shiver in a bad way. what (again) is the >deal here? > >at 1024 x 768 (8bpp); the colours just dont seem to come out naturally >hence my dis-satisfaction. > >anything forthcoming would be welcome! > >thanks in advance > >imran > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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