Subject: Re: S3 Savage MX support
To: None <itojun@iijlab.net>
From: Hubert Feyrer <feyrer@rfhs8012.fh-regensburg.de>
List: source-changes
Date: 07/25/2000 16:46:14
On Tue, 25 Jul 2000 itojun@iijlab.net wrote:
> >> >We now also support S3 Savage MX gfx cards (patches suggested by
> >> >Soren - thanks a lot!)
> >> cool! does this support Savage IX8? (found on ThinkPad T20)
> >> i have trouble finding sane configuratoin for this chipset.
> >> anyway, i'll try it myself soon...
> >I can't tell you, sorry. If you need a precompiled XF86_SVGA for -current,
> >see
> >http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/netbsd/machines/6-Tecra-8100/XF86_SVGA.gz.
>
> I've tested this with ThinkPad T20 (1024x768 screen). It works fine,
> as long as I do not suspend the machine, or I do not switch wscons
> window.
> - If I suspend the machine and resume it, screen mildly crashes.
> it will not recover even if I exit X11. the console crashes too and
> never recovers unless I reboot.
> - if I switch wscons window while I'm on X11 screen, I cannot come back
> to X11 screen.
> do you have such experience with Tecra8100?
Unfortunately, yes.
- Hubert
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