Use the S3 Trio3D within Linux (6.3-6.4)

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions 6.3 to 6.4
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XFree86: Versions 3.3.5 to 3.3.6

Symptom

You'd like to use a video card with S3 Trio3D Chipset with SuSE Linux 6.3 or SuSE Linux 6.4. The configuration is not successful if you try to use the sax or xf86config. The X-Server won't start because "0kB" video memory are detected. Perhaps the X-Server starts up, but the screen gets blanked and the machine crashes.

Cause

Obviously the X-Server has problems with the S3 Trio 3D support. On some boards the video memory cannot be autodetected. On IBM Netfinity computers there is sometimes the problem that the X-Server starts but hangs the machine because of PCI access conflicts.

Solution

PLease try the update from our ftp-Server. It contains numerous important bug fixes for the S3 Trio 3D chipset. Please download the following file xsvga.rpm from our ftp-Server. Update the X Server after download with the command.

rpm -Uvh xsvga.rpm

or by using yast. This update should solve all known problem with the S3 Trio 3D chipset on Linux.


Keywords: S3TRIO3D

Categories: Graphic cards

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