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I am trying to configure X on a gateway box with  an STB Virge/VX card
and a Vivitron 21" monotor. I cannot figure out the mode lines or
clock settings for the XF86Config file. Can anybody help.

Many thanks in advance

Paul

I have run into a similar problem with a new Gateway G6-200 Pentium Pro
box using the STB Velocity 3D card (ViRGE/VX) with 4M VRAM. I only have
the 17 inch Vivitron 700 monitor (CPD-GF200).

I have the XF86_S3G server installed, and I entered the monitor parameters
right out of the Gateway manual for the display. When I tried to use the
probe switch to get the clocks data, which has always worked in the past
with other video cards that I have tried, I was totally frustrated by the
response.

Here is the way I probed the card:

        X -probeonly

Instead of getting the chip identification and clocks as in the past, I got
a message stating that the XF86_3G server is experimental and to obtain
a newer server, or something to that effect.

What the Hell? Over.

If anyone has a working XF86config file that works with this combo should
please send us a copy, or give another good clue.

Tom

Quote:> I am trying to configure X on a gateway box with  an STB Virge/VX card
> and a Vivitron 21" monotor. I cannot figure out the mode lines or
> clock settings for the XF86Config file. Can anybody help.

> Many thanks in advance

> Paul

Quote:> I have run into a similar problem with a new Gateway G6-200 Pentium Pro
> box using the STB Velocity 3D card (ViRGE/VX) with 4M VRAM...

--Greg

Hi,

|> I have run into a similar problem with a new Gateway G6-200 Pentium Pro
|> box using the STB Velocity 3D card (ViRGE/VX) with 4M VRAM. I only have
|> the 17 inch Vivitron 700 monitor (CPD-GF200).
|>
|> I have the XF86_S3G server installed, and I entered the monitor parameters

I am not sure if this is a typo, but I believe you should be using the
XF86_S3V sever.
       -

|> right out of the Gateway manual for the display. When I tried to use the
|> probe switch to get the clocks data, which has always worked in the past
|> with other video cards that I have tried, I was totally frustrated by the
|> response.
|>
|> Here is the way I probed the card:
|>
|>   X -probeonly
|>
|> Instead of getting the chip identification and clocks as in the past, I got
|> a message stating that the XF86_3G server is experimental and to obtain
|> a newer server, or something to that effect.
|>
|> What the Hell? Over.

I have this card, but a different monitor.  I too, being somewhat of a beginer
with setting up X, had some problems setting up X.  Below is a excerpt of
corresponce between me and InfoMagic Tech support, where I purchased Linux.
(the lines with ">" are me.

--begin excerpt

Quote:> I didn't know how to answer the RAMDAC question and the clock

Quote:> questions.  So I gave them no answers.  I tried the probe option but
> it returned some error from grep.  I ran startx

--end excerpt

Just say no to the probe option in xf86config.  The tech support was very
emphatic about not using probe.  I have no clocks defined in my xf86config
and it works fine.

|>
|> If anyone has a working XF86config file that works with this combo should
|> please send us a copy, or give another good clue.
|>
|> Tom

As it is my home computer that has the STB card, I dont have the XF86config
file on me.  If you are still having troubles I will try to bring it in
tomarrow.

Hope this helps,
Mike Doll

|>
|>


|> > I am trying to configure X on a gateway box with  an STB Virge/VX card
|> > and a Vivitron 21" monotor. I cannot figure out the mode lines or
|> > clock settings for the XF86Config file. Can anybody help.
|> >
|> > Many thanks in advance
|> >
|> >
|> > Paul
|> >
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