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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