Ciao Paolo, Paolo Aglialoro wrote: > */usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/s3_drv.la <http://s3_drv.la> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/s3_drv.so > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/s3virge_drv.la <http://s3virge_drv.la> > /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/s3virge_drv.so/usr/X11R6/man/man4/s3.4 > /usr/X11R6/man/man4/s3virge.4* > > are being deleted as "retired". Does this mean that my IBM T23 will stop > its X-life at 6.5 or is its S3 Virge video card supported in some other > decent way (VESA or whatever)? I would be glad to know it *before* trying > this upgrade. > > If the sad answer would be "no more support", could I ask why this, > together with several i686 still working boxes, would be dropped while > other OSs aren't doing so?
I fear so. You might play with framebuffer. the S3 Virge driver has always been problematic though, very little maintained. I have it usable on Linux, but, you need to hack your Xorg file and tweak some accelerations options and essentially restrict yourself to 16bit (or 24bit without most accel, which is even worse). Unfortunately other drivers which were perfectly working, like the Neomagic, which were culled. Sure, even older than the S3 driver, but perfectly working. The issue is mostly "upstream" (well.. lack of thereof). A pity indeed. Kills some old nice laptops around.. Riccardo
