Is there any support for this VGA Card
-S3 Savage 4 PCI Slot 16 Mega
The entire S3 Savage family has proven itself to be crap. I'd recommend trying to find a ViRGE card instead.
The Virge is made by S3! J/k - I know what you are sayin'!! :) But I must agree, the Savage support in Linux ain't good. In a certain other OS it is extremely good for the price. -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
On Wed, Jul 05, 2000 at 04:11:16PM +0100, Kevin Jackson wrote:
Is there any support for this VGA Card
-S3 Savage 4 PCI Slot 16 Mega
The entire S3 Savage family has proven itself to be crap. I'd recommend trying to find a ViRGE card instead.
The Virge is made by S3! J/k - I know what you are sayin'!! :)
To clarify ;) : The ViRGE family has been around for at least three years (that's as far back as my memory goes), and is very well supported. To my knowlege, the ViRGE family maxed out at 8MB on the card, but I could be mistaken about that. The ViRGE family also has some support for hardware-assisted 3D rendering by the Utah-GLX project.
But I must agree, the Savage support in Linux ain't good. In a certain other OS it is extremely good for the price.
I'm not an S3-hater, but the Savage family SUCKS if you're not running Windows9x. -- -=|JP|=- "Why, oh, why didn't I take the blue pill?" Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | http://www.atipa.com /\\ Kansas City, MO, USA | 816-595-3000 x1550 _\_V 6D04 39E0 CAE9 9ADA 2CA3 2EBE 898A 6C37 CA1E A29C -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Hello Jon, Oh dear, What should I do ?? My XFree86 4.0 has no support yet, even XFREE86 4.0.1..! What should I do ?? Leave Linux ? or Just Terminal Mode ?? Maybe I must waiting XFree86 5.0 next year, maybe ?? Wednesday, July 05, 2000, 11:18:03 PM, you wrote: JP> To clarify ;) : JP> The ViRGE family has been around for at least three years (that's as far JP> back as my memory goes), and is very well supported. To my knowlege, JP> the ViRGE family maxed out at 8MB on the card, but I could be mistaken JP> about that. The ViRGE family also has some support for JP> hardware-assisted 3D rendering by the Utah-GLX project. JP> I'm not an S3-hater, but the Savage family SUCKS if you're not running JP> Windows9x. -- Best regards, Syeh mailto:A3@telkom.net -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Syeh, You might want to check xi's X Windows server. It is not cheap, but if it works for you, it might be worth it. On the other hand, it might be cheaper to get a new video card... I believe you can download a demo from their web site: http://www.xigraphics.com/ Avi Syeh Abidin wrote:
Hello Jon,
Oh dear, What should I do ?? My XFree86 4.0 has no support yet, even XFREE86 4.0.1..!
What should I do ?? Leave Linux ? or Just Terminal Mode ?? Maybe I must waiting XFree86 5.0 next year, maybe ??
Wednesday, July 05, 2000, 11:18:03 PM, you wrote:
JP> To clarify ;) :
JP> The ViRGE family has been around for at least three years (that's as far JP> back as my memory goes), and is very well supported. To my knowlege, JP> the ViRGE family maxed out at 8MB on the card, but I could be mistaken JP> about that. The ViRGE family also has some support for JP> hardware-assisted 3D rendering by the Utah-GLX project.
JP> I'm not an S3-hater, but the Savage family SUCKS if you're not running JP> Windows9x.
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Hello Avi, Sorry, But I never buy something for Linux "things" I ask XFree86 mailing list, someone has a project for it.. But maybe wait a year, yeah a year..!! I choose S3 Savage IV beause X said that S3 is the best card, so I choose the latest version of S3.., I think my argue is absolutely right..!! Thursday, July 06, 2000, 8:21:10 AM, you wrote: AS> You might want to check xi's X Windows server. It is not cheap, but if AS> it works for you, it might be worth it. On the other hand, it might be AS> cheaper to get a new video card... AS> I believe you can download a demo from their web site: AS> http://www.xigraphics.com/ -- Best regards, Syeh mailto:A3@telkom.net -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
Well, if you are not willing to spend money on Linux "things", you have the following options: 1. Spend your money on Windows "things". After all, Windows is not free. 2. Write your own X server. 3. Wait a year. 4. Purchase a new card. Avi Syeh Abidin wrote:
Hello Avi,
Sorry, But I never buy something for Linux "things" I ask XFree86 mailing list, someone has a project for it.. But maybe wait a year, yeah a year..!!
I choose S3 Savage IV beause X said that S3 is the best card, so I choose the latest version of S3.., I think my argue is absolutely right..!!
Thursday, July 06, 2000, 8:21:10 AM, you wrote:
AS> You might want to check xi's X Windows server. It is not cheap, but if AS> it works for you, it might be worth it. On the other hand, it might be AS> cheaper to get a new video card...
AS> I believe you can download a demo from their web site: AS> http://www.xigraphics.com/
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On Thu, Jul 06, 2000 at 08:21:16AM +0700, Syeh Abidin wrote:
Hello Jon,
Oh dear, What should I do ?? My XFree86 4.0 has no support yet, even XFREE86 4.0.1..!
I *told* you; DON'T USE 4. Go back to 3.3.6, or use the fbdev X server from 4.0 or 4.0.1. In my experience, the fbdev server can't be *that* much slower than that POS SiS card in native graphics mode. *Or* just buy a real video card.
What should I do ?? Leave Linux ? or Just Terminal Mode ?? Maybe I must waiting XFree86 5.0 next year, maybe ??
XFree86 5.0 will almost certainly not be ready next year. The 3.3 series servers have been around for several. -- -=|JP|=- "Why, oh, why didn't I take the blue pill?" Jon Pennington | Atipa Linux Solutions -o) jpennington@atipa.com | http://www.atipa.com /\\ Kansas City, MO, USA | 816-595-3000 x1550 _\_V 6D04 39E0 CAE9 9ADA 2CA3 2EBE 898A 6C37 CA1E A29C -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/support/faq
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