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Hi,

    In spite of my insistence for a S3 864 card, Gateway 2000 has
shipped me a S3 Trio64 card alongwith their D4-66 machine :-( So,
right now I am in a quandry and I hope I can draw on the collective
wisdom of you all to figure a way out of this.

    a. Is there a Xserver for the Trio Card? (BTW, what exactly is
        this Trio family? Does it use a different chipset?)

    b. What are my options?

        - Modify an existing server. Which one?
        - Is there is a plan to support it in XFree3.1.1? In which
            case I could wait for it.
        - Return the card and buy a different one (this time one that
            is supported)?

    Any other suggestions/responses will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks!

\deepak

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Quote:>    In spite of my insistence for a S3 864 card, Gateway 2000 has
>shipped me a S3 Trio64 card alongwith their D4-66 machine :-( So,
>right now I am in a quandry and I hope I can draw on the collective
>wisdom of you all to figure a way out of this.
>    a. Is there a Xserver for the Trio Card? (BTW, what exactly is
>        this Trio family? Does it use a different chipset?)

There is not one.  Trio is the 86C764, very different from the 86C864!
It has the RAMDAC built in, making it cheaper, but is sometimes slower.

Quote:>    b. What are my options?
>        - Modify an existing server. Which one?

High risk, but since the 864 worked, sort of, with a patched 928 server, the
764 _might_.  

Quote:>        - Is there is a plan to support it in XFree3.1.1? In which
>            case I could wait for it.

The author of XFree has suggested that he might get it in 3.1.1, but no
promises.

Quote:>        - Return the card and buy a different one (this time one that
>            is supported)?

The right answer!  Since GW2K didn't ship what you ordered, they should take
it back!  Demand an 864 or a refund and get an 864 or other card from an
honest vendor.

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