Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 22:07:17 +1100 (EST) From: Jim Mock <jim@corp.au.triax.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SVGA X Server and S3 ViRGE/DX Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901042204400.474-100000@corp.au.triax.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901041956490.227-100000@corp.au.triax.com>
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On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, Jim Mock wrote: > On Mon, 4 Jan 1999, rick hamell wrote: > > > > Ick. I just bought this card this morning =( I suppose I > > > could take it back if it keeps happening.. I'm more concerned > > > whether it's gonna blow up my monitor than if it's only gonna > > > annoy me by flashing every now and again =) > > > > Well, it may not be the problem.. but with that paticular chipset > > I've been leery. Had a batch of 10 once, 7 of them were bad in > > various ways, including similiar symptoms. :( I doubt it's going > > to blow your monitor though. :) > > > > Wow.. 70%.. not a great ratio by any stretch of the imagination. I > just installed the S3V server and have that running now, so I guess > I'll see if it keeps doing it. As long as I don't fry anything I > can handle the occasional flash every now and again =) > Just to elaborate on this.. since I've installed the S3V server it's stopped. It appears that the SVGA server was causing it. I guess tomorrow will be the true test when it's up and running all day. Thanks for all the info. -- : Jim Mock | [jim@corp.au.triax.com] : : System Administrator | http://www.triax.com/ : : Triax Internet Services | ----------------------------- : : Portland, OR USA | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve : : Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia | http://www.freebsd.org/ : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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