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I have a "no-name" S3-968 card with the ibm rgb524 RAMDAC, that I am
trying to configurate X for. I have run the configuration program and
selected RAMDAC "ibm_rgb52x" from the list in the config program. The
configuration seemed to be successful ending in writing the xconfig-file.
However when I run "startx" I get the following line (just before a "fatal
error"-message):

(**) S3:Unknown RAMDAC type "ibm_rgb52x"

This is one of the last lines of about a page of lines beginning with
(**). The rest of the lines seems to be informative messages from the
startup-process.

I would appreciate any clues to why I get the "Unknown RAMDAC type.."
message?

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What version of the server are you running?

Maz

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Quote:>I would appreciate any clues to why I get the "Unknown RAMDAC type.."
>message?

README.S3 with XFree86 3.1.2 lists "imb_rgb5xx" as a supported Clock Chip,
not "ibm_rgb52x", so try changing it to that.

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Don Dettke,  Software Engineering Consultant

Hi:
I have a #9 Motion 771 s3 card with the s3 968 chipset. It also uses an IBM
RAMDAC. In my config file for X I have the line, Ramdac  "ibm_rgb524" instead
of the line you have in yours. Try changing it to explicitely designate the
type of RAMDAC used instead of having "52x." This should help. I also
initially had the same problem that you have when I re-installed Red Hat Linux
and upgraded to XFree86 3.1.2 again. Luckily I had my old config file saved in
my DOS partition in case of any problems after re-installation. You could also
try running the X configurator again. It seems that successive runnings of the
configurator can generate slightly different scripts every time. I hope this
helps.
JP

Jose J. Perez
UMDNJ-Newark-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Quote:>>I have a "no-name" S3-968 card with the ibm rgb524 RAMDAC, that I am
>>trying to configurate X for. I have run the configuration program and
>>selected RAMDAC "ibm_rgb52x" from the list in the config program. The
>>configuration seemed to be successful ending in writing the xconfig-file.
>>However when I run "startx" I get the following line (just before a "fatal
>>error"-message):

>>(**) S3:Unknown RAMDAC type "ibm_rgb52x"

>>This is one of the last lines of about a page of lines beginning with
>>(**). The rest of the lines seems to be informative messages from the
>>startup-process.

>>I would appreciate any clues to why I get the "Unknown RAMDAC type.."
>>message?

    Try  RAMDAC "ibm_rgb524"  

                                MArk.

|> I have a "no-name" S3-968 card with the ibm rgb524 RAMDAC, that I am
|> trying to configurate X for. I have run the configuration program and
|> selected RAMDAC "ibm_rgb52x" from the list in the config program. The
|> configuration seemed to be successful ending in writing the xconfig-file.
|> However when I run "startx" I get the following line (just before a "fatal
|> error"-message):
|>
|> (**) S3:Unknown RAMDAC type "ibm_rgb52x"
|>
|> This is one of the last lines of about a page of lines beginning with
|> (**). The rest of the lines seems to be informative messages from the
|> startup-process.
|>
|> I would appreciate any clues to why I get the "Unknown RAMDAC type.."
|> message?

        Change it so it says:

                Ramdac          "ibm_rgb524"
                Clockchip       "ibm_rgb524"

        ...in your XF86Config file.  That's the way it is in mine for a
#9 Motion 771, which uses the same s3-968 chip and the same ramdac, and
mine works great!

        Michael

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San Francisco, CA

Quote:> I have a "no-name" S3-968 card with the ibm rgb524 RAMDAC, that I am
> trying to configurate X for. I have run the configuration program and
> selected RAMDAC "ibm_rgb52x" from the list in the config program. The
> configuration seemed to be successful ending in writing the xconfig-file.
> However when I run "startx" I get the following line (just before a "fatal
> error"-message):
> (**) S3:Unknown RAMDAC type "ibm_rgb52x"

use

        RAMDAC "ibm_rgb524"

or just omit this line; the ramdac can be detected...

Harald
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