On Fri, Jul 01, 2005 at 01:46:57PM -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 01, 2005 at 02:35:12AM -0400, Kevin Mark wrote:
> > On Thu, Jun 30, 2005 at 10:56:43AM -0400, Rick Pasotto wrote:
> > > How do I get X running using the onboard S3virge graphics? I've run
> > > dpkg-reconfigure but when I run startx it reports 'no screens
> > > found'. This is on a new install of sarge.
> > >
> > Hi rick,
> > please include the error message of the /var/log/XFree86.log or
> > similar files. But remove the uninteresting stuff. look for the EE
> > lines.
>
> Switching to the 'vesa' driver solved the problem. It works great. The
> specs say the board implements S3Virge but maybe xfree86 is looking for
> a specific chip that's not on the board.
>
Hi Rick,
yes, many people use the vesa driver because it work with many chips. It
a generic driver. This provides a useable system until you find the
more feature-ful driver for your specific chip. Some people stay with
the vesa because they dont need the more advanced features. Hopefully
you can find the specific drivers.
Cheers,
Kev
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