Wow a p3 laptop.... can't remember the last time I've seen one those at all, let along in a full working state. And here I was thinking I was an old fart with my core2duo laptop :)
I do have to say though its amazing the extra life Linux and especially debian imo can give an old machine. A very minimal install + only essential packages and you can really get things running quick even on limited resources. chris On 1/31/14, Scott Ferguson <scott.ferguson.debian.u...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 31/01/14 16:31, Robert Crawford wrote: >> My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite 2400-S251 with Super Savage Video chip. >> It does have pae built in. 30 gb hd and 512 mb ram. >> >> Ubuntu above 12.04.3 has issues with the Savage video chip. Also it >> won't boot from USB drive. > > <gently> > Debian != Ubuntu > > Just warning you that there are significant differences. > >> >> This what worked., > <snipped> > > This "just works" for me:- > # apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-savage > > Thinkpad T22 w. 512MB of RAM, happily running minimal KDE (on a trimmed > Debian Wheezy) > > $ lspci | grep -i vga > 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C270-294 Savage/IX-MV (rev 13) > # dmidecode | grep -i 'vendor\|family\|max speed\|maximum total' > Vendor: IBM > Family: Pentium III > Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 8, Stepping 10 > Max Speed: 900 MHz > > > from /var/log/Xorg.0.log:- > [ 49.791] (==) Matched savage as autoconfigured driver 0 > [ 49.791] (II) LoadModule: "savage" > [ 49.804] (II) Loading /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/savage_drv.so > [ 49.840] (II) Module savage: vendor="X.Org Foundation" > [ 49.877] (II) SAVAGE: driver (version 2.3.4) for S3 Savage chipsets: > Savage4, > Savage3D, Savage3D-MV, Savage2000, Savage/MX-MV, Savage/MX, > Savage/IX-MV, Savage/IX, ProSavage PM133, ProSavage KM133, > Twister PN133, Twister KN133, SuperSavage/MX 128, SuperSavage/MX > 64, > SuperSavage/MX 64C, SuperSavage/IX 128, SuperSavage/IX 128, > SuperSavage/IX 64, SuperSavage/IX 64, SuperSavage/IXC 64, > SuperSavage/IXC 64, ProSavage DDR, ProSavage DDR-K > [ 49.911] (II) SAVAGE(0): Creating default Display subsection in > Screen section > [ 49.911] (==) SAVAGE(0): Depth 16, (--) framebuffer bpp 16 > [ 49.911] (==) SAVAGE(0): RGB weight 565 > [ 49.911] (==) SAVAGE(0): Default visual is TrueColor > [ 49.911] (II) SAVAGE(0): vgaHWGetIOBase: hwp->IOBase is 0x03d0 > [ 49.911] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using XAA acceleration architecture > [ 49.911] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using HW cursor > [ 49.911] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using video BIOS to set modes > [ 49.947] (II) SAVAGE(0): initializing int10 > [ 49.955] (II) SAVAGE(0): Primary V_BIOS segment is: 0xc000 > [ 49.956] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA BIOS detected > [ 49.956] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE Version 2.0 > [ 49.956] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE Total Mem: 8192 kB > [ 49.957] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE OEM: S3 Incorporated. M7 BIOS > [ 49.957] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE OEM Software Rev: 1.0 > [ 49.957] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE OEM Vendor: S3 Incorporated. > [ 49.957] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE OEM Product: VBE 2.0 > [ 49.957] (II) SAVAGE(0): VESA VBE OEM Product Rev: Rev 1.1 > [ 49.957] (--) SAVAGE(0): Chip: id 8c12, "Savage/IX-MV" > [ 49.957] (--) SAVAGE(0): Engine: "MobileSavage" > [ 49.957] (--) SAVAGE(0): AGP card detected > [ 49.957] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using AGP DMA > [ 49.958] (II) SAVAGE(0): Savage3D/MX/IX does not support command DMA. > [ 49.958] (==) SAVAGE(0): Will try only vertex DMA mode > [ 49.958] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using AGP 1x mode > [ 49.958] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using 16 MB AGP aperture > [ 49.967] (==) SAVAGE(0): Using gamma correction (1.0, 1.0, 1.0) > [ 49.967] (--) SAVAGE(0): probed videoram: 8192k > [ 51.396] (--) SAVAGE(0): 1024x768 TFT LCD panel detected and active > [ 51.396] (--) SAVAGE(0): - Limiting video mode to 1024x768 > [ 51.463] (--) SAVAGE(0): Found 13 modes at this depth: > [ 51.464] (II) SAVAGE(0): <default monitor>: Using hsync range of > 31.50-47.82 kHz > [ 51.464] (II) SAVAGE(0): <default monitor>: Using vrefresh range of > 56.00-59.92 Hz > [ 51.464] (II) SAVAGE(0): <default monitor>: Using maximum pixel > clock of 63.50 MHz > [ 51.464] (II) SAVAGE(0): Estimated virtual size for aspect ratio > 1.3333 is 1024x768 > [ 51.464] (II) SAVAGE(0): Clock range: 10.00 to 250.00 MHz > etc... > > See:- > http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/S3_Savage_IX8 > http://man.flashnux.com/en/debian/6/6.0.1/man4/savage.4.html > > > Kind regards > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/52eb45f6.5020...@gmail.com > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caknnfz_08tqvbqibj3+urg16f9sw_fxaqjjp2phxv-fueeq...@mail.gmail.com
