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Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 04:20:26 -0400
From: Alex Valys <avalys@optonline.net>
Subject: Re: Problems with an older card on XFree86
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Linux-kernel is the wrong place to post that sort of question.  This is a 
kernel development list, not a linux help list.  I will say, however, that 
slackware 8.0 is a totally innapropriate distribution for someone with your 
level of linux knowledge.  Try RedHat or Mandrake instead.
-Alex Valys

On Sunday 15 July 2001 23:20, lk@Aniela.EU.ORG wrote:
> Hi,
>
>         First off all I want to apologize posting to this list, but I had
> no ideea where else to ask this question.
>
>         I recently installed Slackware Linux 8.0 on my machine, but
> XFree86 does not work corectly. I managed to configure it, but it only
> runs is VESA mode because I found no driver for my card (S3 Trio64V2
> DX/GX). In all modes (640x480 and 800x600), about 2centimeters in the top
> area of the screen (2centimeters in height and all the screen in width)
> are remapped randomly on the screen. I'll try to explain this behaviour:
> If I open any aplication and then maximize it, when I try to reach the
> titlebar of the aplication, the mouse is moved in the lower part of the
> screen. It's just like the 2 centimeters that are not shown in the upper
> part of the screen are redrawn in the lower part. Is there any solution to
> this, or I'll have to switch back to 3.3.6 to get my card working again ?
>
>
>
> Eugen
>
>
>
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