[ale] XF86Mach32 help

[Christopher S. Adams]

i believe the SVGA server is now better than the XF86Mach32
not sure, but i know it's better than the S3V server (which i used
previously)

Chris

----- Original Message -----
 From: <Greg_Cook at vfc.com>
To: <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 12:31 PM
Subject: [ale] XF86Mach32 help


>
>
> hi guys,
>
> how are ya'll.... i'm in need of help again and you've been good to
provide that
> , thanks .... i did go and get the rh 6.0 to get the latest  apps support
etc...
> and i purchased a new video card to replace my failing s3-based vlb card
and
>
> this is the problem--- i can't get the XF86Mach32 server to work w/ the
card (
> the svga server works fine )....i've looked everywhere i know for FAQs and
docs
> ( to no avail ) and just now posted to the XFree86 site ( i don't expect
to get
> a response as i am not running their version 3.3.4 for this 5+ year old
card )
> SuperProbe detects correctly the card's ramdac, clocks,  memory, etc..
>
> i did find info that on vlb systems the server doesn't set the memory
aperture
> to a useable address as i get the seg fault....but i can't find other
valid
> settings to try and haven't been able to find a linux command to check the
> current memory  settings  any ideas would be greatly appreciated
>
> please send any responses to  'cookg at vfc.com' or 'gr0cook at netscape.net'
>
> thanks
> greg cook ( cookg at vfc.com )
>
>