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Hello;
        I have been attempting to install a Trident Video Card that has a "9440"
video chip set. Several differnet version of Linux have been tried with no
soultion. When I try to install standard Trident seriers Linux drivers a
"Trident Unknon Chip Set" error always occurs.
        Does any one know if this version of Local Buss video card if supported under
Linux and if so where can a suitable X-Windows video driver obtained ??

Any Help GREATLY Appreciated!!
Glenn Gombert
Dayton, Ohio

you can ftp the "XF86_SVGA" server from the guys at
        x.physics.usyd.edu
located in a directory under 3.1.2D

I suggest you download and uncompress the file in a temporary directory and,
from that directory, type the command: XF86_SVGA -probeonly >& outfile
then have a look at the file outfile; it will probably tell you to modify
your XF86Config file to include the line: ClockChip "tgui". It will also
tell you if the server can handle your card.

If it does, you can replace your old server: /usr/X11/bin/XF86_SVGA
with the new one.

You will probably have to fiddle with your /usr/X11/lib/X11/XF86Config
file anyway depending on which monitor you have...

Have fun!

Langis (The Goose) Pitre

Sorry,

the address where you can get a XF86_SVGA server that supports a
trident tgui9440agi card is NOT:
        x.physics.usyd.edu
but rather:
        x.physics.usyd.edu.au

Langis.

Bob Schaefer

?>Hello;
?>       I have been attempting to install a Trident Video Card that has a
"9440"
<snip>

?The problem is not the version of Linux, but your version of XFree86.
?You need to get version 3.1.2D.  Its located at ftp.xfree86.org, then
?look in the paths for either beta or 3.1.2D, and grab the appropriate
?Linux executables (either ELF or a.out).  
<snip>
?Once you have all of that, you should be able to use
?the config program that comes with it to set up a XF86config file.  Let
?me know if you need any more help or have more questions.

Do you, by chance, know if 3.1.2D also supports TGUI 9680 as well?

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<p>The Trident driver has undergone major work for XFree86 3.1.2B.
Because of this work, all of the Trident SVGA chipsets, except
the very first one, are supported by both the color and monochrome
servers.
<blockquote>
<b>8800CS 8200LX
8900B 8900C 8900CL/D 9000 9000i 9100B
9200CXr 9320LCD 9400CXi 9420 9420DGi 9430DGi 9440AGi 9660XGi 9680</b>
</blockquote>

It must be noted that the 9000i chipset is treated as a 9000 by the
server.
Additionally the 9100B is treated
as a Trident 8900CL. Therefore it is equivalent to putting
`<code>Chipset "tvga8900cl"</code>' or
`<code>Chipset "tvga9000"</code>' in the <code>XF86Config</code> file.
Also,
note that the 9000i, 9100B have not been tested with the server,
but should work in this way according to the chipset
documentation.</p>
<p><b> NOTES: </b>
<ul>
<li>The TGUI9440/9660/9680 are now fully supported by the SVGA
server.</li>
<li>16 bits per pixel is now supported for the 8900D, 9200CXr,
9400CXi,
9420DGi, 9430DGi, 9440AGi, 9660XGi and 9680, but only the 9440AGi and
9400CXi
have been tested.</li>
<li>Linear access has been implemented for chipsets that support it.
It is enabled by default for PCI cards, and disabled by default for
other
cards.
Additionally Hardware cursor is implemented for the 9430, 9440, 9660
and 9680,
although only the 9440 and 9660 have been tested with the hardware
cursor.</li>
<li>The following options may be specified for the Trident driver:
<dl>
<dt><b>Option "nolinear"</b><dd><p>Turn off linear mapping</p>
<dt><b>Option "linear"</b><dd><p>Force linear mapping.  Use this if
you have a non-PCI card and
require 16bpp support.  Note: ISA cards can only access up to
16MB of memory, so be sure you have less than this or it could
cause a system hang.</p>
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Bob Schaefer

I have a Thinkpad 760E which has the TGUI 9320 LCD controller in it.  
I have downloaded the X3.1.2 D and E versions and the D version
expires and the E version does not work right.  What is happening is
that the display seems to have every other pixel lit up.  If change
linear to nolinear in XF86Config, it behaves exactly the same.  The
display works, it just has only evry other line lit up.  I am using
the 760 C setup files which were mailed to me from working systems,
but obviously something in the system has changed so that the current
driver won't work right.  It is a 16 bpp 800x600 LCD panel and I have
seen D working on a friends 760C, but the same setup won't work on the
newer machine.

Any ideas?  I could even download the XF86_SVGA server and try some
things if I knew where to poke around.

I am using the 1.2.13 kernel which works just fine.

I had nothing but problems with XFree86 on my 755cx, so much so that I
gave up but then I got Caldera and it installed Accelerated X and it
worked great, after I called IBM to find out which chipset they're using.

Good Luck.